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| Goat Island Lighthouse, Kennebunkport, ME |
*Dates of operation~~ 1859-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 25 feet
*Elevation~~ 5 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every six seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, boathouse, oil house
*Automated~~ 1990
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
*Waterway Location~~ Cape Porpoise Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ During the presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush, Secret
Service agents used the lighthouse grounds as a base because it afforded an
unobstructed view to the Bush summer estate.
LINKS
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
http://www.thekennebunkportconservationtrust.org/geninfo.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/goatisl.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://lighthouse.cc/goat/index.html
Goat Island web cam
http://www.thekennebunkportconservationtrust.org/webcamtoday.html
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/maine/GoatIsland.html
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 25 feet
*Elevation~~ 5 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every six seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, boathouse, oil house
*Automated~~ 1990
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
*Waterway Location~~ Cape Porpoise Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ During the presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush, Secret
Service agents used the lighthouse grounds as a base because it afforded an
unobstructed view to the Bush summer estate.
LINKS
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
http://www.thekennebunkportconservationtrust.org/geninfo.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/goatisl.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://lighthouse.cc/goat/index.html
Goat Island web cam
http://www.thekennebunkportconservationtrust.org/webcamtoday.html
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/maine/GoatIsland.html
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