Crabtree Ledge Light

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Crabtree Ledge Light
Crabtree Ledge Maine Lighthouse.JPG
LocationFrenchman Bay, Maine
Coordinates44°28′18.4″N 68°13′15.1″W / 44.471778°N 68.220861°W / 44.471778; -68.220861Coordinates: 44°28′18.4″N 68°13′15.1″W / 44.471778°N 68.220861°W / 44.471778; -68.220861
Constructed1890
Tower shapeConical Tower on Cylindrical Foundation
MarkingsBrown Tower, Black Foundation
Deactivated1933
Focal height37 feet (11 m)
CharacteristicF W with W Fl every 2 minutes
Fog signalBELL: every 10s[1]
ARLHS no.USA197 Edit this on Wikidata
USCG no.1-2000 Edit this on Wikidata

Crabtree Ledge Light was a sparkplug lighthouse on Frenchman Bay, Maine. It was first established in 1890 and deactivated in 1933. It was a brown conical tower on a black cylindrical pier located on Crabtree Ledge, about one mile off Crabtree Neck at the north end of Frenchman Bay. Crabtree is named after the American privateer Captain , the first settler of Hancock.

References[]

  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.


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