Fort Point Light Station

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Fort Point Light Station
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
Fort Point Light in September, 2005.
Nearest city:	Stockton Springs, Maine
Coordinates:	44°28′1″N 68°48′45″W / 44.46694, -68.8125Coordinates: 44°28′1″N 68°48′45″W / 44.46694, -68.8125
Built/Founded:	1857
Architect:	US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	March 23, 1988
NRHP Reference#:	87002269^[1]
MPS:	Light Stations of Maine MPS
Governing body:	COAST GUARD

Fog signal tower in September, 2005

Fog signal bell

The Fort Point Light Station is located in Maine's 120 acre Fort Point State Park. The park is located on Fort Point, a small peninsula running eastward from Cape Jellison.^[2] Fort Point Light Station was built in 1836 and was the first river light in Maine. The Coast Guard took over operation of the light in 1957. The light currently operates as a historic lighthouse. "The light station's fixed white light, a fourth order Fresnel lens with a 250-watt halogen bulb, is 88 feet above sea level and visible for more than 10 miles. The fog signal, a 1200-pound, cast iron bell suspended on a pyramidal tower built in 1890, is still visible today."^[2] The Fort Point Light Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b Fort Point State Historic Site. State of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks & Land. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.

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