Blue Hill Bay Light is a lighthouse on Green Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine.[1][2] It was first established in 1857. The present skeleton structure was built in 1935. It is also known as "Sand Island Light" or “Eggemoggin Light".

Blue Hill Bay Light
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LocationBlue Hill Bay, Maine
Coordinates44°14′55.6″N 68°29′52.4″W / 44.248778°N 68.497889°W / 44.248778; -68.497889
Tower
Constructed1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Automated1935
Height6.5 m (21 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeSkeleton Tower
MarkingsSquare Green Daymark
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1935 (current structure)
Focal height25 feet (7.6 m)
Range5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
CharacteristicFl G 4s
Blue Hill Bay Light photographed between 1913 and 1939

The original 1857 structure still stands near the current light. It is a white cylindrical tower with an attached keeper's residence.

The lighthouse and cottage were purchased, as part of the purchase of Green Island and its associated land, in 2018 by Green Island Lighthouse, LLC.[3]

Keepers

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  • Moses T. Graves (1856 – 1861)
  • Isaac Smith (1861 – 1870)
  • John Staples (1870 – 1877)
  • Adelbert G. Webster (1877 – 1882)
  • Howard P. Robbins (1882 – 1888)
  • Roscoe G. Lopaus (1888 – 1895)
  • Levi L. Farnham (1895 – 1900)
  • Edward K. Tapley (1900 – 1915)
  • William H.C. Dodge (1916 – 1920)
  • Alvah Robinson (1921)
  • Roscoe M. Chandler (1924 – 1932)
  • Justin A. Foss (1932 – 1934)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 25.
  3. ^ "Quitclaim Deed to Green Island". Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Hancock County, Maine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ Kraig, Anderson. "Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 February 2024.