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Indian Island Light (Rockport, Maine)
In 1849 the land of Indian Island was bought by the U.S.
government for the purpose of building a light station.
The land was sold for just $25.00. Three-thousand,
five hundred dollars were set aside for the building of the lighthouse, which
was completed in 1850. Initially,
the lantern room was mounted on top of the roof of the keeper’s house. The light shined up until 1859 when it was temporarily
deactivated. A new lighthouse tower was constructed in 1874.
It was a square brick tower that was fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel
lens. The tower was attached to the
original 1.5 story T-shaped keeper’s house. Other buildings built on the property included a Fuel House
in 1888, an Oil House in 1904, and two storage buildings. The light was discontinued in 1934, being replaced by an
automatic light on nearby Lowell Rock. The
property today is privately owned. Directions: This lighthouses is best viewed from a boat. Boat rides and cruises are available from the docks at Camden, ME that pass nearby the Indian Island Light.
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