Bass Harbor Head Light
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History
The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855, when it was determined that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. In 1855, the U.S. Congress appropriated $5,000 for construction of the lighthouse. In 1876, construction was completed on a fog bell and tower, since removed.[1] A much larger Script error: No such module "convert". bell was placed inside the tower in 1898.[5] The house of the lightkeeper remains in its original configuration with the exception of a Script error: No such module "convert". addition that was added in 1900.[5] The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273.[6]
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Bass Harbor's fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1902 with a larger fourth order. This lens was manufactured by the French company Henry-Lepaute. This lens remains in service today.[7]
Viewing
Today, the house is a private residence for a local Coast Guard member and his family. Tourists can get close to the bell and light via a concrete path, but most of the grounds remain private. There is a short walk which takes one to a series of wooden steps that lead down onto the many granite boulders that provide a great view of the harbor side of the lighthouse.[1]
Keepers
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- John Thurston (1858–1861)
- John Rick (1861–1865)
- John Wilson (1865–1869)
- Charles B. Gilley (1869–1872)
- James L. Wilson (1872–1880)
- C. F. Chase (1880–1890)
- William T. Holbrook (1890–1894)
- Willis Dolliver (1894–1912)
- Joseph M. Gray (c.1921-1938)
- Elmer Reed (1938–1940)
- Leverett Stanley (1940–1950)[1]
- Eugene L. Coleman (1950–1955)[8]
- Morton M. Dyer (1955–1957)
- Cecil A. Mareno (1960s)
- Walter D. Moulton (U.S. Coast Guard, 1962–1963)
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Acadia National Park
References
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External links
- Photos of Bass Harbor Head Light - Library of Congress - Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering RecordScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- 1858 establishments in Maine
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- Lighthouses completed in 1858
- Lighthouses in Hancock County, Maine
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- Mount Desert Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Acadia National Park
- National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Maine