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NASH ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: SE MOUTH OF PLEASANT BAY
Nearest City: SOUTH ADDISON
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1838

1981 U.S. Coast Guard photo

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1982
Automated: 1958
Foundation Materials: SURFACE ROCK
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 29
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1874
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 57
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1838
Description: ROUND, BUILT OF STONE USING LAMP WITH REFLECTOR UNTIL REPLACED WITH LENS IN 1856
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO, DISMANTLED

Year Constructed: 1888
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style: PYRAMIDAL TOWER
Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO, DISMANTLED AFTER 1958

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: NONE (DISMANTLED); ORIG. DWELLING HOUSE, WORKROOM, AND WOOD STORAGE SHED (ALL CONNECTED BY COVERED WALKWAYS TO TOWER), 1878 BOAT HOUSE, 1895 OIL HOUSE, 1882 BELL TOWER

Current Use:

Owner/Manager: FRIENDS OF NASH ISLAND, INC.

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY BUOY

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 4:19:02 pm EDT
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