Saddleback Ledge Light

Saddleback Ledge Light
Historic American Buildings Survey photo, July 1960

Location	west of Isle au Haut, Maine
Coordinates	44°0′51.697″N 68°43′35.217″W / 44.01436028°N 68.72644917°W / 44.01436028; -68.72644917Coordinates: 44°0′51.697″N 68°43′35.217″W / 44.01436028°N 68.72644917°W / 44.01436028; -68.72644917
Year first constructed	1839
Automated	1954
Tower shape	Conical Granite Tower
Markings / pattern	Gray
Focal height	54 feet (16 m)
Current lens	12 inches (300 mm)
Range	9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 6s
Fog signal	HORN: 1 every 10s
ARLHS number	USA-716
USCG number	1-3325^[1]^[2]^[3]

Saddleback Ledge Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Vinalhaven, Maine
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architect	Alexander Parris
MPS	Light Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP Reference #	88000158^[4]
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1988

Saddleback Ledge Light is a lighthouse on Saddleback Ledge, an islet lying between Isle au Haut and Vinalhaven, Maine, in the middle of the southeastern entrance to Penobscot Bay.

The station was established and the current structure, designed by Alexander Parris, was built in 1839.

Saddleback Ledge Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saddleback Ledge Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000158.^[4]

References

↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 31.
↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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