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| Egg Rock Lighthouse, Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, ME |
*Dates of operation~~ 1875-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ 22 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White tower on red roof
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, (integral to tower), sound building, oil house,
generator house, boathouse
*Automated~~ 1976
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25 airport beacon
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Frenchman Bay
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse was known as "the ugliest lighthouse in Maine" when
in 1976, the lantern was removed and an automated beacon was installed. Due to public
outcry, an aluminum lantern was installed housing a new 190 mm optic in 1986.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/eggrockmaine/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/eggrock.htm
Cyberlight's Egg Rock page, (includes amateur video of lighthouse)
http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/maine/eggrock.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ 22 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White tower on red roof
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, (integral to tower), sound building, oil house,
generator house, boathouse
*Automated~~ 1976
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25 airport beacon
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Frenchman Bay
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse was known as "the ugliest lighthouse in Maine" when
in 1976, the lantern was removed and an automated beacon was installed. Due to public
outcry, an aluminum lantern was installed housing a new 190 mm optic in 1986.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/eggrockmaine/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/eggrock.htm
Cyberlight's Egg Rock page, (includes amateur video of lighthouse)
http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/maine/eggrock.htm
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