NEW ENGLAND LIGHTHOUSES: A VIRTUAL GUIDE
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      • A-L >
        • Avery Point Lighthouse >
          • Avery Point Light history
          • Avery Point Light Bibliography
          • Avery Point Light Cruises & Tours
        • Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light history
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light postcards
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light Bibliography
        • Faulkner's Island Lighthouse >
          • Faulkner's Island Light history
          • Faulkner's Island Light bibliography
          • Faulkner's Island Light postcards
        • Fayerweather Island Lighthouse >
          • Faywerweather Island Light history
          • Fayerweather Island Light cruises
          • Fayerweather Island Light bibliography
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        • Five Mile Point Lighthouse >
          • Five Mile Point Light history
          • Five Mile Point Light photos
          • Five Mile Point Light bibliography
          • Five Mile Point Light postcards
        • Great Captain Island Lighthouse >
          • Great Captain Island Light History
          • Great Captain Island Light bibliography
          • Great Captain Island Light cruises
          • Great Captain Island Light postcards
        • Green's Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Green's Ledge Light History
          • Green's Ledge Light bibliography
          • Green's Ledge Light cruises
          • Green's Ledge Light postcards
        • Latimer Reef Lighthouse >
          • Latimer Reef Light history
          • Latimer Reef Light photos
          • Latimer Reef Light bibliography
          • Latimer Reef Light cruises
          • Latimer Reef Light postcards
        • Lynde Point Lighthouse >
          • Lynde Point Light history
          • Lynde Point Light photos
          • Lynde Point Light bibliography
          • Lynde Point Light cruises
          • Lynde Point Light postcards
      • M-So >
        • Morgan Point Lighthouse >
          • Morgan Point history
          • Morgan Point photos
          • Morgan Point bibliography
          • Morgan Point cruises
          • Morgan Point postcards
        • New London Harbor Lighthouse >
          • New London Harbor Light history
          • New London Harbor Light photos
          • New London Harbor Light bibliography
          • New London Harbor Light cruises
          • New London Harbor Light postcards
        • New London Ledge Lighthouse >
          • New London Ledge Light history
          • New London Ledge Light photos
          • New London Ledge Light bibliography
          • New London Ledge Light cruises
          • New London Ledge Light postcards
        • Pecks Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Pecks Ledge Light history
          • Pecks Ledge Light photos
          • Pecks Ledge Light bibliography
          • Pecks Ledge Light cruises
          • Pecks Ledge Light postcards
        • Penfield Reef Lighthouse >
          • Penfield Reef Light history
          • Penfield Reef Light bibliography
          • Penfield Reef Light photos
          • Penfield Reef Light cruises
          • Penfield Reef Light postcards
        • Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse >
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light history
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light cruises
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light postcards
        • Sheffield Island Lighthouse >
          • Sheffield Island Light history
          • Sheffield Island Light photos
          • Sheffield Island Light bibliography
          • Sheffield Island Light cruises
          • Sheffield Island Light postcards
        • Southwest Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Southwest Ledge Light history
          • Southwest Ledge Light photos
          • Southwest Ledge Light bibliography
          • Southwest Ledge Light postcards
      • Sp-T >
        • Sperry Lighthouse >
          • Sperry Light history
          • Sperry Light bibliography
          • Sperry Light postcards
        • Stamford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stamford Harbor Light history
          • Stamford Harbor Light photos
          • Stamford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stamford Harbor Light cruises
          • Stamford Harbor Light postcards
        • Stonington Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stonington Harbor Light history
          • Stonington Harbor Light photos
          • Stonington Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stonington Harbor Light postcards
        • Stratford Point Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Point Light history
          • Stratford Point Light bibliography
          • Stratford Point Light photos
          • Stratford Point Light postcards
        • Stratford Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Shoal Light history
          • Stratford Shoal Light bibliography
          • Stratford Shoal Light photos
          • Stratford Shoal Light cruises
          • Stratford Shoal Postcards
        • Tongue Point Lighthouse >
          • Tongue Point Light history
          • Tongue Point Light bibliography
          • Tongue Point Light photos
          • Tongue Point Light cruises
          • Tongue Point Light postcards
    • Rhode Island >
      • B-F >
        • Beavertail Lighthouse >
          • Beavertail Light history
          • Beavertail Light bibliography
          • Beavertail Light cruises
          • Beavertail Light postcards
        • Block Island North Lighthouse >
          • Block Island North Light history
          • Block Island North bibliography
          • Block Island North cruises
          • Block Island North postcards
        • Block Island Southeast Lighthouse >
          • Block Island Southeast Light history
          • Block Island Southeast Light bibliography
          • Block Island Southeast Light cruises
          • Block Island Southeast Light postcards
        • Bristol Ferry Lighthouse >
          • Bristol Ferry Light history
          • Bristol Ferry Light bibliography
          • Bristol Ferry Light Cruises
          • Bristol Ferry Light postcards
        • Bullocks Point Lighthouse >
          • Bullocks Point Light history
          • Bullocks Point Light bibliography
          • Bullocks Point Light postcards
        • Castle Hill Lighthouse >
          • Castle Hill Light history
          • Castle Hill Light bibliography
          • Castle Hill Light cruises
          • Castle Hill Light postcards
        • Conanicut Lighthouse >
          • Conanicut Light history
          • Conanicut Light bibliography
          • Conanicut Light cruises
          • Conanicut Light postcards
        • Conimicut Lighthouse >
          • Conimicut Light history
          • Conimicut Light photos
          • Conimicut Light bibliography
          • Conimicut Light cruises
          • Conimicut Light postcards
        • Dutch Island Lighthouse >
          • Dutch Island Light history
          • Dutch Island Light photos
          • Dutch Island Light bibliography
          • Dutch Island Light cruises
          • Dutch Island Light postcards
        • Fuller Rock Lighthouse >
          • Fuller Rock Light history
          • Fuller Rock Light Bibliography
          • Fuller Rock Light postcards
      • G-Pom >
        • Gould Island Lighthouse >
          • Gould Island Light history
          • Gould Island Light bibliography
          • Gould Island Light postcards
        • Gull Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Gull Rocks Light history
          • Gull Rocks Light bibliography
          • Gull Rocks Light postcards
        • Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Hog Island Shoal history
          • Hog Island Shoal photos
          • Hog Island Shoal bibliography
          • Hog Island Shoal Light Cruises
          • Hog Island Shoal postcards
        • Lime Rock Lighthouse >
          • Lime Rock Light history
          • Lime Rock Light bibliography
          • Lime Rock Light cruises
          • Lime Rock Light postcards
        • Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse >
          • Musselbed Shoals Light history
          • Musselbed Shoals Light bibliography
          • Musselbed Shoals Light postcards
        • Nayatt Point Lighthouse >
          • Nayatt Point Light history
          • Nayatt Point Light photos
          • Nayatt Point Light bibliography
          • Nayatt Point Light Cruises
          • Nayatt Point Lighthouse postcards
        • Newport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Newport Harbor Light history
          • Newport Harbor Light bibliography
          • Newport Harbor Light cruises
          • Newport Harbor Light postcards
        • Plum Beach Lighthouse >
          • Plum Beach Light history
          • Plum Beach Light bibliography
          • Plum Beach Light cruises
          • Plum Beach Light postcards
        • Point Judith Lighthouse >
          • Point Judith Light history
          • Point Judith Light bibliography
          • Point Judith Light cruises
          • Point Judith Light postcards
        • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Pomham Rocks Light history
          • Pomham Rocks Light bibliography
          • Pomham Rocks Cruises
          • Pomham Rocks Light postcards
      • Pop-W >
        • Poplar Point Lighthouse >
          • Poplar Point Light history
          • Poplar Point Light photos
          • Poplar Point Light bibliography
          • Poplar Point Light cruises
          • Poplar Point Light postcards
        • Prudence Island Lighthouse >
          • Prudence Island Light history
          • Prudence Island Light bibliography
          • Prudence Island Light cruises
          • Prudence Island Light postcards
        • Rose Island Lighthouse >
          • Rose Island Light history
          • Rose Island Light bibliography
          • Rose Island Light cruises
          • Rose Island Light postcards
        • Sabin Point Lighthouse >
          • Sabin Point Light history
          • Sabin Point Light bibliography
          • Sabin Point Light postcards
        • Sakonnet Point Lighthouse >
          • Sakonnet Point Light history
          • Sakonnet Point Light bibliography
          • Sakonnet Point Light postcards
        • Sassafras Point Lighthouse >
          • Sassafras Point Light history
          • Sassafras Point Light bibliography
          • Sassafras Point Light postcards
        • Warwick Lighthouse >
          • Warwick Light history
          • Warwick Light bibliography
          • Warwick Light cruises
          • Warwick Light postcards
        • Watch Hill Lighthouse >
          • Watch Hill Light history
          • Watch Hill Light photos
          • Watch Hill Light bibliography
          • Watch Hill Light cruises
          • Watch Hill Light postcards
        • Whale Rock Lighthouse >
          • Whale Rock Light history
          • Whale Rock Light bibliography
          • Whale Rock Light postcards
        • Wickford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Wickford Harbor Light history
          • Wickford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Wickford Harbor Light postcards
    • Massachusetts >
      • A-B >
        • Annisquam Lighthouse >
          • Annisquam Light history
          • Annisquam Light bibliography
          • Annisquam Light cruises
          • Annisquam Light postcards
        • Bakers Island Lighthouse >
          • Bakers Island Light history
          • Bakers Island Light bibliography
          • Bakers Island Light cruises
          • Bakers Island Light postcards
        • Bass River Lighthouse (Lighthouse Inn) >
          • Bass River Light history
          • Bass River Light bibliography
          • Bass River Light postcards
        • Billingsgate Lighthouse >
          • Billingsgate Light history
          • Billingsgate Light bibliography
          • Billingsgate Light postcards
        • Bird Island Lighthouse >
          • Bird Island Light history
          • Bird Island Light bibliography
          • Bird Island Light postcards
        • Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse >
          • Bishop and Clerks Light history
          • Bishop and Clerks Light bibliography
          • Bishop and Clerks Light postcards
        • Borden Flats Lighthouse >
          • Borden Flats Light history
          • Borden Flats Light bibliography
          • Borden Flats Light postcards
        • Boston Light >
          • Boston Light history
          • Boston Light bibliography
          • Boston Light cruises
          • Boston Light postcards
        • Brant Point Lighthouse >
          • Brant Point Light history
          • Brant Point Light bibliography
          • Brant Point Light cruises
          • Brant Point Light postcards
        • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights >
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights history
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights bibliography
        • Butler Flats Lighthouse >
          • Butler Flats Light history
          • Butler Flats Light bibliography
          • Butler Flats Light cruises
          • Butler Flats Light postcards
      • C-E >
        • Cape Poge Lighthouse >
          • Cape Poge Light history
          • Cape Poge Light bibliography
          • Cape Poge Light cruises
          • Cape Poge Light postcards
        • Chatham Lighthouse >
          • Chatham Light history
          • Chatham Light bibliography
          • Chatham Light cruises
          • Chatham Light postcards
        • Clarks Point Lighthouse >
          • Clarks Point Light history
          • Clarks Point Light bibliography
          • Clarks Point Light cruises
          • Clarks Point Light postcards
        • Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Cleveland Ledge Light history
          • Cleveland Ledge Light photos
          • Cleveland Ledge Light bibliography
        • Cuttyhunk Lighthouse >
          • Cuttyhunk Light history
          • Cuttyhunk Light bibliography
          • Cuttyhunk Light postcards
        • Deer Island Lighthouse >
          • Deer Island Light history
          • Deer Island Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Light cruises
          • Deer Island Light postcards
        • Derby Wharf Lighthouse >
          • Derby Wharf Light history
          • Derby Wharf Light bibliography
          • Derby Wharf Light cruises
          • Derby Wharf Light postcards
        • Dumpling Rock Lighthouse >
          • Dumpling Rock Light history
          • Dumpling Rock Light bibliography
          • Dumpling Rock Light postcards
        • Duxbury Pier Lighthouse >
          • Duxbury Pier Light history
          • Duxbury Pier Light bibliography
          • Duxbury Pier Light cruises
          • Duxbury Pier Light postcards
        • East Chop Lighthouse >
          • East Chop Light history
          • East Chop Light bibliography
          • East Chop Light cruises
          • East Chop Light postcards
        • Eastern Point Lighthouse >
          • Eastern Point Light history
          • Eastern Point Light bibliography
          • Eastern Point Light cruises
          • Eastern Point Light postcards
        • Edgartown Lighthouse >
          • Edgartown Light history
          • Edgartown Light bibliography
          • Edgartown Light cruises
          • Edgartown Light postcards
        • Egg Rock Lighthouse (Massachusetts) >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
      • F-L >
        • Fort Pickering Lighthouse >
          • Fort Pickering Light history
          • Fort Pickering Light bibliography
          • Fort Pickering Light cruises
          • Fort Pickering Light postcards
        • Gay Head Lighthouse >
          • Gay Head Light history
          • Gay Head Light bibliography
          • Gay Head Light cruises
          • Gay Head Light postcards
        • Graves Lighthouse >
          • Graves Light history
          • Graves Light bibliography
          • Graves Light cruises
          • Graves Light postcards
        • Great Point Lighthouse >
          • Great Point Light history
          • Great Point Light bibliography
          • Great Point Light cruises
          • Great Point Light postcards
        • Highland Lighthouse >
          • Highland Light history
          • Highland Light bibliography
          • Highland Light postcards
        • Hospital Point Lighthouse >
          • Hospital Point Light history
          • Hospital Point Light bibliography
          • Hospital Point Light cruises
          • Hospital Point Light postcards
        • Hyannis Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Hyannis Harbor Light history
          • Hyannis Harbor Light bibliography
          • Hyannis Harbor Light cruises
          • Hyannis Harbor Light postcards
        • Ipswich Range Lights >
          • Ipswich Range Lights history
          • Ipswich Range Lights bibliography
          • Ipswich Range Lights postcards
        • Long Island Head Lighthouse >
          • Long Island Head Light history
          • Long Island Head Light biblography
          • Long Island Head Light cruises
          • Long Island Head Light postcards
        • Long Point Lighthouse >
          • Long Point Light history
          • Long Point Light bibliography
          • Long Point Light cruises
          • Long Point Light postcards
        • Lovells Island Range Lights >
          • Lovells Island Range Lights history
          • Lovells Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Lovells Island Range Lights postcards
      • M-P >
        • Marblehead Lighthouse >
          • Marblehead Light history
          • Marblehead Light bibliography
          • Marblehead Light cruises
          • Marblehead Light postcards
        • Mayo's Beach Lighthouse >
          • Mayos Beach Light history
          • Mayos Beach Light bibliography
          • Mayos Beach Light postcards
        • Minots Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Minots Ledge Light history
          • Minots Ledge Light bibliography
          • Minots Ledge Light cruises
          • Minots Ledge Light postcards
        • Monomoy Point Lighthouse >
          • Monomoy Point Light history
          • Monomoy Point Light bibliography
          • Monomoy Point Light cruises
          • Monomoy Point Light postcards
        • Narrows "Bug" Lighthouse >
          • Narrows Light history
          • Narrows Light bibliography
          • Narrows Light postcards
        • Nauset Lighthouse >
          • Nauset Light history
          • Nauset Light bibliography
          • Nauset Light postcards
        • Neds Point Lighthouse >
          • Neds Point Light history
          • Neds Point Light bibliography
          • Neds Point Light postcards
        • Newburyport Range LIghts >
          • Newburyport Range Lights history
          • Newburyport Range Lights bibliography
          • Newburyport Range Lights cruises
        • Nobska Point Lighthouse >
          • Nobska Point Light history
          • Nobska Point Light bibliography
          • Nobska Point Light cruises
          • Nobska Point Light postcards
        • Palmers Island Lighthouse >
          • Palmers Island Light history
          • Palmers Island Light bibliography
          • Palmers Island Light cruises
          • Palmers Island Light postcards
        • Plum Island Lighthouse >
          • Plum Island Light history
          • Plum Island Light bibliography
          • Plum Island Light cruises
          • Plum Island Light postcards
        • Plymouth Lighthouse >
          • Plymouth Light history
          • Plymouth Light bibliography
          • Plymouth Light cruises
          • Plymouth Light postcards
        • Point Gammon Lighthouse >
          • Point Gammon Light history
          • Point Gammon Light bibliography
          • Point Gammon Light cruises
          • Point Gammon Light postcards
      • R-W >
        • Race Point Lighthouse >
          • Race Point Light history
          • Race Point Light bibliography
          • Race Point Light postcards
        • Sandy Neck Lighthouse >
          • Sandy Neck Light history
          • Sandy Neck Light bibliography
          • Sandy Neck Light cruises
          • Sandy Neck Light postcards
        • Sankaty Head Lighthouse >
          • Sankaty Head Light history
          • Sankaty Head Light bibliography
          • Sankaty Head Light cruises
          • Sankaty Head Light postcards
        • Scituate Lighthouse >
          • Scituate Light history
          • Scituate Light bibliography
          • Scituate Light cruises
          • Scituate Light postcards
        • Spectactle Island Range Lights >
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights history
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Spectactle Island Range postcards
        • Stage Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stage Harbor Light history
          • Stage Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stage Harbor Light postcards
        • Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse >
          • Straitsmouth Island Light history
          • Straitsmouth Island Light bibliography
          • Straitsmouth Island Light cruises
          • Straitsmouth Island Light postcards
        • Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse >
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light history
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light bibliography
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light postcards
        • Ten Pound Island Lighthouse >
          • Ten Pound Island Light history
          • Ten Pound Island Light bibliography
          • Ten Pound Island Light cruises
          • Ten Pound Island Light postcards
        • Thacher Island Twin Lights >
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights history
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights bibliography
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights cruises
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights postcards
        • West Chop Lighthouse >
          • West Chop Light history
          • West Chop Light bibliography
          • West Chop Light cruises
          • West Chop Light postcards
        • Wings Neck Lighthouse >
          • Wings Neck Light history
          • Wings Neck Light bibliography
          • Wings Neck Light postcards
        • Wood End Lighthouse >
          • Wood End Light history
          • Wood End Light bibliography
          • Wood End Light cruises
          • Wood End Light postcards
    • Vermont >
      • Burlington Breakwater >
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights history
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights bibliography
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights cruises
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights postcards
      • Colchester Reef >
        • Colchester Reef Light history
        • Colchester Reef Light bibliography
      • Isle la Motte >
        • Isle la Motte Light history
        • Isle la Motte Light bibliography
        • Isle la Motte Light postcards
      • Juniper Island >
        • Juniper Island Light history
        • Juniper Island Light bibliography
        • Juniper Island Light cruises
      • Maxfield Point
      • Whipple Point >
        • Whipple Point Light history
        • Whipple Point Light bibliography
      • Windmill Point >
        • Windmill Point Light history
        • Windmill Point Light bibliography
    • New Hampshire >
      • Burkehaven Lighthouse >
        • Burkehaven Light history
        • Burkehaven Light bibliography
        • Burkehaven Light cruises
        • Burkehaven Light postcards
      • Herrick Cove Lighthouse >
        • Herrick Cove Light history
        • Herrick Cove Light photos
        • Herrick Cove Light bibliography
        • Herrick Cove Light cruises
      • Loon Island Lighthouse >
        • Loon Island Light history
        • Loon Island Light photos
        • Loon Island Light bibliography
        • Loon Island Light cruises
        • Loon Island Light postcards
      • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse >
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light history
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light bibliography
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light cruises
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light postcards
      • White Island Lighthouse >
        • White Island Light history
        • White Island Light bibliography
        • White Island Light cruises
        • White Island Light postcards
    • Maine >
      • A-B >
        • Avery Rock >
          • Avery Rock Light history
          • Avery Rock Light bibliography
          • Avery Rock Light postcards
        • Baker Island >
          • Baker Island Light history
          • Baker Island Light bibliography
          • Baker Island Light cruises
          • Baker Island Light postcards
        • Bass Harbor Head >
          • Bass Harbor Head Light history
          • Bass Harbor Head Light bibliography
          • Bass Harbor Head Light cruises
          • Bass Harbor Head Light postcards
        • Bear Island >
          • Bear Island Light history
          • Bear Island Light bibliography
          • Bear Island Light cruises
          • Bear Island Light postcards
        • Blue Hill Bay >
          • Blue Hill Bay Light history
          • Blue Hill Bay Light bibliography
          • Blue Hill Bay Light cruises
          • Blue Hill Bay Light postcards
        • Boon Island >
          • Boon Island Light history
          • Boon Island Light bibliography
          • Boon Island Light cruises
          • Boon Island Light postcards
        • Browns Head >
          • Browns Head Light history
          • Browns Head Light photos
          • Browns Head Light bibliography
          • Browns Head Light cruises
          • Browns Head Light postcards
        • Burnt Coat Harbor >
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light history
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light photos
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light bibliography
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light cruises
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light postcards
        • Burnt Island >
          • Burnt Island Light history
          • Burnt Island Light photos
          • Burnt Island Light bibliography
          • Burnt Island Light cruises
          • Burnt Island Light postcards
      • C-F >
        • Cape Elizabeth >
          • Cape Elizabeth Light history
          • Cape Elizabeth Light bibliography
          • Cape Elizabeth Light postcards
        • Cape Neddick (Nubble) >
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light history
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light bibliography
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light cruises
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light postcards
        • Crabtree Ledge >
          • Crabtree Ledge Light history
          • Crabtree Ledge Light bibliography
          • Crabtree Ledge Light postcards
        • Cuckolds >
          • Cuckolds Light history
          • Cuckolds Light bibliography
          • Cuckolds Light cruises
          • Cuckolds Light postcards
        • Curtis Island >
          • Curtis Island Light history
          • Curtis Island Light photos
          • Curtis Island Light bibliography
          • Curtis Island Light cruises
          • Curtis Island Light postcards
        • Deer Island Thorofare >
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light history
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light cruises
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light postcards
        • Dice Head >
          • Dice Head Light history
          • Dice Head Light photos
          • Dice Head Light bibliography
          • Dice Head Light cruises
          • Dice Head Light postcards
        • Doubling Point >
          • Doubling Point Light history
          • Doubling Point Light bibliography
          • Doubling Point Light cruises
          • Doubling Point Light postcards
        • Doubling Point Range >
          • Doubling Point Range Lights history
          • Doubling Point Range Lights bibliography
          • Doubling Point Range Lights cruises
          • Doubling Point Range Lights postcards
        • Eagle Island >
          • Eagle Island Light history
          • Eagle Island Light photos
          • Eagle Island Light bibliography
          • Eagle Island Light cruises
          • Eagle Island Light postcards
        • Egg Rock >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light cruises
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
        • Fort Point >
          • Fort Point Light history
          • Fort Point Light bibliography
          • Fort Point Light cruises
          • Fort Point Light postcards
        • Franklin Island >
          • Franklin Island Light history
          • Franklin Island Light photos
          • Franklin Island Light bibliography
          • Franklin Island Light cruises
          • Franklin Island Light postcards
      • G-L >
        • Goat Island >
          • Goat Island Light history
          • Goat Island Light bibliography
          • Goat Island Light cruises
          • Goat Island Light postcards
        • Goose Rocks >
          • Goose Rocks Light history
          • Goose Rocks Light bibliography
          • Goose Rocks Light cruises
          • Goose Rocks Light postcards
        • Great Duck Island >
          • Great Duck Island Light history
          • Great Duck Island Light bibliography
          • Great Duck Island Light cruises
        • Grindle Point >
          • Grindle Point Light history
          • Grindle Point Light biblography
          • Grindle Point Light cruises
          • Grindle Point Light postcards
        • Halfway Rock >
          • Halfway Rock Light history
          • Halfway Rock Light bibliography
          • Halfway Rock Light cruises
          • Halfway Rock Light postcards
        • Hendricks Head >
          • Hendricks Head Light history
          • Hendricks Head Light bibliography
          • Hendricks Head Light cruises
          • Hendricks Head Light postcards
        • Heron Neck >
          • Heron Neck Light history
          • Heron Neck Light bibliography
          • Heron Neck Light cruises
          • Heron Neck Light postcards
        • Indian Island >
          • Indian Island Light history
          • Indian Island Light bibliography
          • Indian Island Light cruises
          • Indian Island Light postcards
        • Isle au Haut >
          • Isle au Haut Light history
          • Isle au Haut Light bibliography
          • Isle au Haut Light cruises
          • Isle au Haut Light postcards
        • Libby Island >
          • Libby Island Light history
          • Libby Island Light bibliography
          • Libby Island Light cruises
          • Libby Island Light postcards
        • Little River >
          • Little River Light history
          • Little River Light bibliography
          • Little River Light cruises
          • Little River Light postcards
        • Lubec Channel >
          • Lubec Channel Light history
          • Lubec Channel Light bibliography
          • Lubec Channel Light cruises
          • Lubec Channel Light postcards
      • M-Pe >
        • Marshall Point >
          • Marshall Point Light history
          • Marshall Point Light bibliography
          • Marshall Point Light cruises
          • Marshall Point Light postcards
        • Matinicus Rock >
          • Matinicus Rock Light history
          • Matinicus Rock Light bibliography
          • Matinicus Rock Light cruises
          • Matinicus Rock Light postcards
        • Monhegan >
          • Monhegan Island Light history
          • Monhegan Island Light bibliography
          • Monhegan Island Light cruises
          • Monhegan Island Light postcards
        • Moose Peak >
          • Moose Peak Light history
          • Moose Peak Light bibliography
          • Moose Peak Light cruises
          • Moose Peak Light postcards
        • Mount Desert Rock >
          • Mount Desert Rock history
          • Mount Desert Rock bibliography
          • Mount Desert Rock postcards
        • Narraguagus >
          • Narraguagus Light history
          • Narraguagus Light bibliography
          • Narraguagus Light cruises
          • Narraguagus Light postcards
        • Nash Island >
          • Nash Island Light history
          • Nash Island Light bibliography
          • Nash Island Light cruises
          • Nash Island Light postcards
        • Owls Head >
          • Owls Head Light history
          • Owls Head Light bibliography
          • Owls Head Light cruises
          • Owls Head Light postcards
        • Pemaquid Point >
          • Pemaquid Point Light history
          • Pemaquid Point Light bibliography
          • Pemaquid Point Light cruises
          • Pemaquid Point Light postcards
        • Perkins Island >
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History of Boon Island Lighthouse, York, Maine

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Eight or nine miles out, in plain sight, Boon Island lifts its solitary shaft aloft like an 'eternal exclamation mark' to the temerity of its builders. There is no comfortable dwelling on that lonely rock, over which storms sweep unchecked. The tower is itself both house and home to the watchmen of the sea, and in great gales a prison from which there is no escape until the return of fine weather. -- Samuel Adams Drake, The Pine Tree Coast, 1891.

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Drawing of the Nottingham Galley shipwreck
In the summer of 1682, a coastal trading vessel, the Increase, was wrecked on the rocky ledges of barren Boon Island, several miles off the southern Maine coast. The four survivors—three white men and one Indian—spent a month on the island, living on fish and gulls’ eggs. One day the men saw smoke rising from Mount Agamenticus several miles away, so they built a fire in response. The Indians at Mount Agamenticus saw the smoke from the island, and the stranded men were soon rescued.

The precise origins of the island’s name are shrouded in four centuries of history. It’s been often stated that the men from the Increase, seeing their survival as a boon granted by God, were moved to name the island Boon. In fact, the island was referred to by that name long before the wreck of the Increase. John Winthrop mentioned it in his journal in 1630: 

We saw, also, ahead of us, some four leagues from shore, a small rock, called Boone Isle, not above a flight shot over, which hath a dangerous shoal to the E. and by S. of it, some two leagues in length.

The island was also mentioned five years later in Richard Mather’s journal; like Winthrop, he spelled it “Boone.” Another early variation on the spelling of the island’s name was “Bone,” not inappropriate for a location where so many mariners met their doom.

According to some writers, including the popular New England historian Edward Rowe Snow, the island’s name stemmed from the practice of local fishermen, who left barrels of provisions on the island for the benefit of shipwrecked sailors. That would certainly have been a “boon” in such circumstances.  

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In any case, the name is an ironic one for the desolate pile of rocks that the poet Celia Thaxter called "the forlornest place that can be imagined."

The most famous incident in the island's history was the wreck of the British ship Nottingham Galley on December 11, 1710. The survivors struggled to stay alive for over three weeks, finally resorting to cannibalism. The harrowing story was fictionalized by Kenneth Roberts in his novel Boon Island. In recent years cannons have been located in about 25 feet of water that are believed to have been on board the Nottingham Galley.

In 1797, General Benjamin Lincoln, local lighthouse superintendent, met with the Boston Marine Society to discuss the building of an unlighted beacon on Boon Island for the safety of local fishermen and coastal traders.Construction began the following July. The first wooden tower as finished in 1799. It survived until 1804, when it was destroyed by a tremendous storm.

A stone day beacon was erected in the summer of 1805. Three of the workers involved in erecting the tower drowned when their boat capsized as they left the island.

In June 1811, General Lincoln recommended a lighthouse on Boon Island. The tower, completed by that winter, exhibited a fixed light 32 feet above the water. The first keeper, after witnessing the vulnerability of the low island (14 feet above sea level at its highest point ) to storms, left after only a few weeks. 

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The second keeper, David Oliver, also resigned and was succeeded by Thomas Hanna. Hanna resigned in 1816. The next keeper, former mariner Eliphalet Grover, a York native born in 1778, served a remarkable 22 years at the station. Grover's log resides at the Old York Historical Society. Here is an excerpt, preserving Grover's spelling:

October 31, 1829: At 9 PM all my famely was forst to go to the Lighthouse and Stay until 5 next morning. At our return to the house found all our water gone and all the platforms gone and all my turnips and cabage washt away and my walls all Down. I have been hear 13 years 4 months 28 days and never see such a time before. The sea washd the small rocks from under the Lighthouse and Dwelling house the island was all under water for 4 hours.

Left: This fiddle, now at the York Historical Society, was created at Boon Island by Keeper Eliphalet Grover.

After suffering great damage in storms, the lighthouse was rebuilt in 1831. It was built of rubblestone and stood 49 feet tall, with an octagonal wrought iron lantern. The light was 69 feet above mean high water.

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Circa 1859. (National Archives)
Another great storm struck on January 26, 1839. A letter written by Keeper Grover was published in newspapers:

We experienced a heavy gale from the South East: at 10 P.M. the sea was up around the buildings; Sunday morning between the hours of 9 and 11 the sea broke upon the buildings, and the family then retreated to the Light House as a place of safety. The sea broke into the porch (built in front of the house) and unhung the doors and forced the door of the dwelling house and done considerable damage, washing shells and sea weed into the rooms. It washed away the plat-form which was built for the purpose of getting from one building to another. The sea struck the House monument (or wood house) and tore off the shingles half-way to the eaves, washing loose rocks away in front of the buildings, so that it had a fair chance to sweep over. During the day a light breeze sprung up from the S.W. and W. and at 3 P.M. the tide being down, some of the family ventured out and beheld an astonishing spectacle. Fragments of wood were scattered over the Island, and large rocks which had been quiet for more than twenty years were torn from their places. The sea continued rough for three days, but the wind coming from the North West it gradually subsided.

Capt. Nathaniel Baker became keeper in 1846. The schooner Caroline was wrecked on the island in the same year, and Baker rescued the crew. Despite his heroism, Baker was dismissed as keeper in 1849 and replaced by John Thompson, who had been dismissed earlier. In those days lighthouse keeping jobs were frequently given as political favors.

The present lighthouse was constructed in 1854, along with a new dwelling.  The stone tower, built of granite supplied by Joseph W. Coburn of Boston, is 133 feet high -- the tallest lighthouse in New England. It is 25 feet in diameter at its base and 12 feet in diameter at the top.

An additional $19,973 was appropriated in 1854 for "procuring illuminating apparatus, and completing the light-house tower and buildings..." The new second-order Fresnel lens went into operation on January 1, 1855.

Poet Celia Thaxter described the lighthouse in her 1873 book, Among the Isles of Shoals:

A slender column against the sky... Sometimes it looms colossal in the mirage of summer; in winter it lies blurred and ghostly at the edge of the chilly sea and pallid sky.

In 1876, 14-year-old Annie Bell Hobbs, daughter of Assistant Keeper Edwin Hobbs, wrote an article about life at Boon Island for a children's magazine called Nursery.

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From Ye Romance of Old York by Herbert M. Sylvester, 1906
She wrote:

Out at sea, on a rock eight miles from the nearest point of land and about nine miles east of the town of Kittery, is Boon Island, upon which I have been a prisoner, with the privilege of the yard, the past two years.

I will give you a description of the place and its inhabitants. The island is made up of nothing but rocks, without one foot of ground for trees, shrubs, or grass. Now and then sails dot the wide expanse, reminding me that there is a world besides the one I dwell in, all surrounded by water.

The inhabitants of this island consist of eight persons -- just the number that entered the ark at the time of the flood. There are three men, the three keepers of the light, whose duties are to watch the light all night, to warn the sailors of danger. There are two families of us, and in my father's family are five members... Our colony is so small, and the children so few, that the inhabitants have concluded not to build a schoolhouse. Consequently I have my father and mother for teachers...

In the summer we have quite a number of visitors, who board at the beaches during the season. They come to see the lighthouse and all it contains; and we are very glad to show them all, though it is quite tiresome to go up into the light a number of times during the day, since it is one hundred and twenty-three feet from the rock on which it stands to the light.

Up there among the clouds, my father and the other keepers have to watch, night after night, through storms as well as pleasant weather, through summer and winter, the year round, from sunset to sunrise; so that the poor sailors may be warned off from danger.

In 1889, it was reported that the keeper's dwelling had problems with leaks and was cold and unsuitable for occupation. The house was largely rebuilt and an upper story was added. In the following year a stone and brick oil house was built.

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William C. Williams. Courtesy of William O. Thomson
Capt. William C. Williams, a native of Kittery, Maine, went to Boon Island as an assistant in 1885 and served as principal keeper from 1888 to 1911. At the age of 90 he recounted his experiences to Robert Thayer Sterling, author of Lighthouses of the Maine Coast and the Men Who Keep Them. Captain Williams had pleasant times at Boon Island, but he later remembered the danger of the job:

The seas would clean the ledge right off sometimes... I was always thinking over just what I would do in order to save my life, should the whole station be swept away.

In an 1888 storm, Williams and the others on the island had to take refuge at the top of the tower for three days. Compared to this storm, said the keeper, the famous "Portland" Gale of 1898 was "just a breeze."

One Thanksgiving, Williams and his assistants were unable to go ashore to buy a turkey. Providence intervened when a dozen black ducks smashed into the tower, providing the keepers with their Thanksgiving dinner.

A Boon Island legend concerns a keeper of the nineteenth century who arrived at the island with his new bride. After a few happy months the keeper fell ill and died during a gale. His wife realized the importance of keeping the light and, despite her grief, managed to climb the tower's 168 stairs and light the lamp for the duration of the storm, which lasted several days. 

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William C. Williams in his study. Courtesy of James W. Claflin, Kenrick A. Claflin & Son.

Soon after the storm ended local mariners noticed the lack of a light at Boon Island. They landed to investigate and found the young woman wandering the rocks aimlessly, driven mad by grief and exhaustion. The young woman supposedly died a few weeks later.

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Another story concerns keepers who were marooned on the island for weeks by bad weather. Their food had almost run out when they sent a bottle adrift containing an urgent plea for help. A passing schooner picked up the bottle and managed to get a barrel of food to the keepers, which may have saved their lives.

The granite keepers' dwelling had problems with leaks because of “defective linings and a defective roof,” and it was cold and deemed unsuitable for occupation. The house was largely rebuilt and a second story was added in 1889. In the following year, a stone and brick oil house was built. The station’s 1,200-pound fog bell was repositioned onto a belfry atop the oil house, to be rung by hand in response to signals from vessels. An additional wood-frame, one-and-one-half story, six-room keeper’s house was added in 1904, and it became the home of the principal keeper and his family.

In his book Storms and Shipwrecks of New England, Edward Rowe Snow wrote of a powerful storm that hit Boon Island in November 1945. John H. Morris was keeper at the time and was at the station along his wife, Gertrude, their child, Lorne, and the assistant keeper, Ted Guice.

The storm was threatening to destroy the buildings, so Morris took his family to the assistant keepers' house, which was partly sheltered by the tower, and they weathered the storm. 

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Morris later told Snow:

What really scared us was the sound that the rocks made as they hit against each other. Not a stone on the island was left unturned. The generator failed when a giant sea broke right into the engine room, and we had to operate for the rest of the storm with kerosene lamps. The waves actually climbed halfway up the side of the lighthouse tower itself. I shall never forget that Gale of '45.

Coast Guardsman Kendrick Capon was at Boon Island for a time in the 1950s. Forty years later, Capon told the York Weekly, "The island isn't much bigger than my yard, and after a while, you'd sense where the other person was. You'd become accustomed to hearing the sounds."

One day, after becoming aware that the other keeper was not in the house, Capon looked outside to see the man, a steeplejack's son, shimmying his way down the lightning rod that runs the length of the tower. When he got halfway down, the copper rod began to cut into the man's hands. By the time he reached the bottom his hands were cut to the bone. "He was in bad shape," remembered Capon.


Capon recalled being stuck on Boon Island for 83 days in one stretch, living on bologna, bread, and crackers. Despite the hardships, Capon remembered his lighthouse days fondly. "After about the second or third day, you feel completely relaxed," he said. "I've never felt that relaxed since. I've never been able to capture that."

When Capon was at Boon Island, the keepers would pass the time by telling stories. "We would sit and tell ghost stories to each other until late and then we'd strap on a gun to go out and check the motors," he recalled. "That's where all the cannibalism took place."

Ray Clark was a Coast Guard keeper for about a year, from July 1967 to July 1968. Four men were assigned to he station at the time, and there were generally at least two men at the station. Each man had two weeks on the island, followed by a week off, and watches were divided into 8 or 12 hour shifts. Clark later described the experience:


We'd report in to Portsmouth Harbor Station by 6 a.m. on a Friday, which was supply run day for us and Isles of Shoals, load the 40-footer with groceries delivered by our local market and proceed out if landing conditions were all right. Getting on/off the island was done in our 15-foot "peapod" dinghy. The man coming off rode the rails down and out to the 40-footer and transferred on, while groceries/man going on rowed in standing up, facing forward, so we could judge the swells to hit the rails. The man or men on the island attached the grab hook and pulled on the line we had attached to the engine clutch to hoist the dinghy up into the boathouse.

We had an extremely large day room for relaxation, which had our TV. We had a rotational antenna so we were able to get Portland and Boston stations. At times, with the right conditions, we even got New York stations, but not often. 
 
Daily life was fairly relaxed as long as we got our work done. We all pitched in to help with whatever needed to be done. I was fairly proficient in cooking so I did most of it, but each man could do his own if he chose. The sea was our garbage pit so to speak for all trash/waste. We did do a lot of fishing, which our two dogs loved us for, as they loved the fish heads. Between that and them playing among the seaweed, etc., they stunk up the day room pretty good, so they got washed frequently. We also had a good working agreement with the local lobstermen and were able to haul traps as long as we only took one if there were a sufficient number in them. We ate well!
 
The most asked question I got was whether the horn bothered us. Actually it didn't, you got so used to it that when we had a problem with a compressor/etc. we noticed it right away by the lack of hearing it. The only times we needed the horn was when we couldn't see Nubble (Cape Neddick Light), otherwise it was just the normal light at night.
 
Once, there was two of us aboard. He had night watch so I was tanning on the helo pad. All of a sudden I hear a strange voice asking if they could tour the station. Boaters had rowed ashore. Gave me a bit of a start!
 
Another time, I had a couple weddings I wanted to attend so I stayed aboard five weeks to have two off. Naturally, the TV goes on the fritz. Good thing we have a decent library. It's a night watch, about 3:00 a.m.,  and I'm reading about the island history and cannibalism when I hear this tapping at the big picture window. Now that's scary! I finally figured out it was small birds attracted by the light and flying into the window.
 
Two best views: Mt.Washington is very impressive on a clear day. Portland Head Light at night from the top of the tower.​

According to Robert Ellis Cahill's book, Lighthouse Mysteries of the North Atlantic, a ghost has been seen by many people on Boon Island. 

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Circa 1990. © Jeremy D'Entremont.
The ghost is described as "a sad faced young woman shrouded in white." This phantom has been seen by keepers and fishermen, wrote Cahill. Some say the woman in white is the ghost of the mistress of the captain of the Nottingham Galley, while others claim she is the young bride whose husband died on the island one winter.

Bob Roberts, a Coast Guard keeper in the early 1970s, says the other keepers asked him if he believed in ghosts when he first went to Boon Island. Roberts laughed at the time, but strange events on the island soon had him thinking differently. One time, he and fellow crewman Bob Edwards were off the island fishing, and they drifted too far from the island to make it back in time to turn the light on before dark. There wasn't a person on the island, but somehow the light was glowing brightly by the time the keepers returned.


On other occasions Roberts and others heard doors mysteriously opening and closing. When he would go to turn on the fog signal, Roberts said he felt as if "someone was watching."

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The lens at the Kittery Historical & Naval Museum
Another former Coast Guard keeper, Dave Wells, says that one time the station's Labrador retriever chased "something from one end of the island to the other and back again." The Coast Guardsmen couldn't see what the dog was chasing. "We figured the island must be haunted, but nothing ever bothered us," says Wells.

Coast Guard keepers reported weather conditions every three hours to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They also monitored the Cape Neddick "Nubble" Light. When the light from Cape Neddick couldn't be seen, it was time to turn on the fog signal.

A severe storm in February 1972 a destroyed the boathouse and swept boulders, along with five feet of water, into the keeper's house. The storm broke every window in the house and also destroyed a wall of the boathouse. The Coast Guard crew had to use a jackhammer to remove giant stones from around the dwelling. 

Even this wasn't as bad as the great blizzard of 1978. The early February storm, one of the worst in New England history, flooded the 1899 keeper's house to the ceiling of the first floor and scattered boulders around like they were pebbles. A large fuel talk floated right through the house from east to west.

The Coast Guard keepers (Kirby Eldridge and Leo Berry) were forced to take refuge in the tower. The following day the keepers were removed by helicopter. It was estimated that $100,000 worth of damage was done at Boon Island by the blizzard of '78.

Shortly after the blizzard of '78, the light was automated. In 1993, the second-order Fresnel lens was removed and replaced by a modern optic.

The Fresnel lens remained in storage at the Coast Guard's Aids to Navigation Team's facility in South Portland until April 2000, when it was put on display at the Kittery Historical and Naval Museum. The town of Kittery, just south of York, has strong historical ties to the lighthouse; many of the keepers were natives of the town.

The property was made available in 2012 to a new owner under the guidelines of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, but there were no applicants. As a result, it was put up for sale via online auction in May 2014. The auction ended in August 2014; the high bid of $78,000 was placed by Portland, Maine, real estate developer Arthur Girard. He sold it a few months later. The owner is now Bobby Sager, a Boston philanthropist.

Boon Island Light can be seen distantly from the shores of York, but is best seen from a boat or from the air.


Keepers: (This list is a work in progress. If you have any information on the keepers of this lighthouse, I'd love to hear from you. You can email me at nelights@gmail.com. Anyone copying this list onto another web site does so at their own risk, as the list is always subject to updates and corrections.)

David Oliver (c. 1811); Thomas Hanna (c. 1811-1816); Eliphalet Grover (1816-1839); Joseph P. Jenkins (c. 1839-1840); Mark Dennet (1840-1841); John Thompson (1841-1843 and 1849-1853); Morgan Trafton (1842, assistant keeper, died in boating accident); John Kennard (1843-1846); Nathaniel Baker (1846-1849); Benjamin O. Fletcher (assistant c. 1849); Caleb S. Gould (1853-1854); George Bowden (1854-1855); Samuel S. Tobey (assistant, 1856); Christopher Littlefield (1854); Sam Philbrick (1854); Charles H. Tobey (assistant 1850, keeper 1856); Charles E. Thompson (1858); John S. Baker (assistant, 1858); Nathaniel Baker (1859); Hiram Tobey (1859); Josiah Tobey Jr. (assistant, 1855; principal keeper ?-1859); Joseph H. Hart (c. 1859-1861); William L. Baker (assistant, 1859); Cabin (?) Gray (1861); George B. Wallace (June 1861-1866); Benjamin Bridges (1861); George E. Bridges (assistant, 1864-1865); Richard C. Yeaton (1864); Charles Ramsdell (assistant 1865); Joshua Kenney Card (1867-1874); John W. Card (assistant, c. 1873); George H. Yeaton (assistant 1867); Samuel Meloon (assistant, 1868); Luther Amazeen (assistant 1868-1870); Nathan White Jr. (assistant c. 1870-1873); Alfred J. Leavitt (1874-1886); Leander White (first assistant, 1874-1878); Edwin J. Hobbs (assistant, 1874-1876); David R. Grogan (assistant, 1876, keeper 1879); George O. Leavitt (second assistant, 1878-1880, first assistant 1880-?); Walter S. Amee (second assistant, 1878); Paschal Fernald (secnd assistant 1880-?); John Kennard (1884); William C. Williams (second assistant 1885-1886, first assistant 1886-1888, principal keeper 1888-1911); James Burke (second assistant, 1886-1887, first assistant 1887-1890); Orrin M. Lamprey (1886-1888); Meshach M. Seaward (second assistant, 1886-1900); Leonidas H. Sawyer (second assistant, 1889, principal keeper 1889); Charles W. Torrey (first assistant, ?-1893); William M. Brooks (assistant, 1893-1897); Charles S. Williams (second assistant, c. 1895-1897, first assistant 1897-1905); William T. Stevens (first assistant, c. 1905);  Charles W. Allen (second assistant, 1907-1911, first assistant 1911-?); Mitchell Blackwood (second assistant c. 1905, then first assistant, then principal keeper 1911-1916); Roger Paul Philbrick (first assistant 1913-1918); Albert Staples (second assistant, c. 1913-?, principal keeper 1920-1923); Harry Smith (1916-1920); Harold Hutchins (1924-1933); Fred C. Batty (assistant, c. early 1930s); Eugene L. Coleman (second assistant, then first assistant, 1923-1930); Clinton Dalzell (assistant c. 1934); George Woodward (assistant?, c. 1920s); Charles Edward Tracy (1933-1935); Hoyt P. Smith (1935-1942); F. A. Rumery (assistant, c. 1933-?); E. Stockbridge, assistant (c. 1935)

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Charles U. Gardner ( relief keeper, c, 1942-1943); Warren Alley (1941-1943); Calvin Dolby (c. 1944-1945); Jack McCoe (c. 1944-1945); William Parmenar [Parmenter?] c. 1944-1945); John H. Morris (c. 1945); Ted Guice (c. 1945); ? Watts (c. 1953); Kendrick Capon (1951-1953); Jerry Russell (c. 1954); Harold L. Roberts (1956); Leonard John "Moon" Mullen (1958-1961); Robert Brann (c. 1958); Ron Schultz (1959); Charles Eaton (1962-1965); David Wells (1966); Arthur D. Blackburn (1965-1967); August "Gus" Pfister (1967-1968); Raymond Clark (July 1967 - July 1968); Robert Edwards (officer in charge, c. 1970-1973); Bob Roberts (1971-1972); Garth Clough ( c. 1970-1972); Thomas J. Lee (July 1970 to October 1971); Richard Heon (early 1970s); Stephen Garsznksi (c. 1972); Fred Kendall (1973-1975); Jack W. Straley (Feb. 1977-Feb. 1978); William Ripka (c. 1977-1978); Kirby Eldridge (?-1978); Leo Berry (?-1978)

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        • Pecks Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Pecks Ledge Light history
          • Pecks Ledge Light photos
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        • Penfield Reef Lighthouse >
          • Penfield Reef Light history
          • Penfield Reef Light bibliography
          • Penfield Reef Light photos
          • Penfield Reef Light cruises
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        • Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse >
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light history
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light bibliography
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        • Sheffield Island Lighthouse >
          • Sheffield Island Light history
          • Sheffield Island Light photos
          • Sheffield Island Light bibliography
          • Sheffield Island Light cruises
          • Sheffield Island Light postcards
        • Southwest Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Southwest Ledge Light history
          • Southwest Ledge Light photos
          • Southwest Ledge Light bibliography
          • Southwest Ledge Light postcards
      • Sp-T >
        • Sperry Lighthouse >
          • Sperry Light history
          • Sperry Light bibliography
          • Sperry Light postcards
        • Stamford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stamford Harbor Light history
          • Stamford Harbor Light photos
          • Stamford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stamford Harbor Light cruises
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        • Stonington Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stonington Harbor Light history
          • Stonington Harbor Light photos
          • Stonington Harbor Light bibliography
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        • Stratford Point Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Point Light history
          • Stratford Point Light bibliography
          • Stratford Point Light photos
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        • Stratford Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Shoal Light history
          • Stratford Shoal Light bibliography
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        • Tongue Point Lighthouse >
          • Tongue Point Light history
          • Tongue Point Light bibliography
          • Tongue Point Light photos
          • Tongue Point Light cruises
          • Tongue Point Light postcards
    • Rhode Island >
      • B-F >
        • Beavertail Lighthouse >
          • Beavertail Light history
          • Beavertail Light bibliography
          • Beavertail Light cruises
          • Beavertail Light postcards
        • Block Island North Lighthouse >
          • Block Island North Light history
          • Block Island North bibliography
          • Block Island North cruises
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        • Block Island Southeast Lighthouse >
          • Block Island Southeast Light history
          • Block Island Southeast Light bibliography
          • Block Island Southeast Light cruises
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        • Bristol Ferry Lighthouse >
          • Bristol Ferry Light history
          • Bristol Ferry Light bibliography
          • Bristol Ferry Light Cruises
          • Bristol Ferry Light postcards
        • Bullocks Point Lighthouse >
          • Bullocks Point Light history
          • Bullocks Point Light bibliography
          • Bullocks Point Light postcards
        • Castle Hill Lighthouse >
          • Castle Hill Light history
          • Castle Hill Light bibliography
          • Castle Hill Light cruises
          • Castle Hill Light postcards
        • Conanicut Lighthouse >
          • Conanicut Light history
          • Conanicut Light bibliography
          • Conanicut Light cruises
          • Conanicut Light postcards
        • Conimicut Lighthouse >
          • Conimicut Light history
          • Conimicut Light photos
          • Conimicut Light bibliography
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        • Dutch Island Lighthouse >
          • Dutch Island Light history
          • Dutch Island Light photos
          • Dutch Island Light bibliography
          • Dutch Island Light cruises
          • Dutch Island Light postcards
        • Fuller Rock Lighthouse >
          • Fuller Rock Light history
          • Fuller Rock Light Bibliography
          • Fuller Rock Light postcards
      • G-Pom >
        • Gould Island Lighthouse >
          • Gould Island Light history
          • Gould Island Light bibliography
          • Gould Island Light postcards
        • Gull Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Gull Rocks Light history
          • Gull Rocks Light bibliography
          • Gull Rocks Light postcards
        • Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Hog Island Shoal history
          • Hog Island Shoal photos
          • Hog Island Shoal bibliography
          • Hog Island Shoal Light Cruises
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        • Lime Rock Lighthouse >
          • Lime Rock Light history
          • Lime Rock Light bibliography
          • Lime Rock Light cruises
          • Lime Rock Light postcards
        • Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse >
          • Musselbed Shoals Light history
          • Musselbed Shoals Light bibliography
          • Musselbed Shoals Light postcards
        • Nayatt Point Lighthouse >
          • Nayatt Point Light history
          • Nayatt Point Light photos
          • Nayatt Point Light bibliography
          • Nayatt Point Light Cruises
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        • Newport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Newport Harbor Light history
          • Newport Harbor Light bibliography
          • Newport Harbor Light cruises
          • Newport Harbor Light postcards
        • Plum Beach Lighthouse >
          • Plum Beach Light history
          • Plum Beach Light bibliography
          • Plum Beach Light cruises
          • Plum Beach Light postcards
        • Point Judith Lighthouse >
          • Point Judith Light history
          • Point Judith Light bibliography
          • Point Judith Light cruises
          • Point Judith Light postcards
        • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Pomham Rocks Light history
          • Pomham Rocks Light bibliography
          • Pomham Rocks Cruises
          • Pomham Rocks Light postcards
      • Pop-W >
        • Poplar Point Lighthouse >
          • Poplar Point Light history
          • Poplar Point Light photos
          • Poplar Point Light bibliography
          • Poplar Point Light cruises
          • Poplar Point Light postcards
        • Prudence Island Lighthouse >
          • Prudence Island Light history
          • Prudence Island Light bibliography
          • Prudence Island Light cruises
          • Prudence Island Light postcards
        • Rose Island Lighthouse >
          • Rose Island Light history
          • Rose Island Light bibliography
          • Rose Island Light cruises
          • Rose Island Light postcards
        • Sabin Point Lighthouse >
          • Sabin Point Light history
          • Sabin Point Light bibliography
          • Sabin Point Light postcards
        • Sakonnet Point Lighthouse >
          • Sakonnet Point Light history
          • Sakonnet Point Light bibliography
          • Sakonnet Point Light postcards
        • Sassafras Point Lighthouse >
          • Sassafras Point Light history
          • Sassafras Point Light bibliography
          • Sassafras Point Light postcards
        • Warwick Lighthouse >
          • Warwick Light history
          • Warwick Light bibliography
          • Warwick Light cruises
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        • Watch Hill Lighthouse >
          • Watch Hill Light history
          • Watch Hill Light photos
          • Watch Hill Light bibliography
          • Watch Hill Light cruises
          • Watch Hill Light postcards
        • Whale Rock Lighthouse >
          • Whale Rock Light history
          • Whale Rock Light bibliography
          • Whale Rock Light postcards
        • Wickford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Wickford Harbor Light history
          • Wickford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Wickford Harbor Light postcards
    • Massachusetts >
      • A-B >
        • Annisquam Lighthouse >
          • Annisquam Light history
          • Annisquam Light bibliography
          • Annisquam Light cruises
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        • Bakers Island Lighthouse >
          • Bakers Island Light history
          • Bakers Island Light bibliography
          • Bakers Island Light cruises
          • Bakers Island Light postcards
        • Bass River Lighthouse (Lighthouse Inn) >
          • Bass River Light history
          • Bass River Light bibliography
          • Bass River Light postcards
        • Billingsgate Lighthouse >
          • Billingsgate Light history
          • Billingsgate Light bibliography
          • Billingsgate Light postcards
        • Bird Island Lighthouse >
          • Bird Island Light history
          • Bird Island Light bibliography
          • Bird Island Light postcards
        • Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse >
          • Bishop and Clerks Light history
          • Bishop and Clerks Light bibliography
          • Bishop and Clerks Light postcards
        • Borden Flats Lighthouse >
          • Borden Flats Light history
          • Borden Flats Light bibliography
          • Borden Flats Light postcards
        • Boston Light >
          • Boston Light history
          • Boston Light bibliography
          • Boston Light cruises
          • Boston Light postcards
        • Brant Point Lighthouse >
          • Brant Point Light history
          • Brant Point Light bibliography
          • Brant Point Light cruises
          • Brant Point Light postcards
        • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights >
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights history
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights bibliography
        • Butler Flats Lighthouse >
          • Butler Flats Light history
          • Butler Flats Light bibliography
          • Butler Flats Light cruises
          • Butler Flats Light postcards
      • C-E >
        • Cape Poge Lighthouse >
          • Cape Poge Light history
          • Cape Poge Light bibliography
          • Cape Poge Light cruises
          • Cape Poge Light postcards
        • Chatham Lighthouse >
          • Chatham Light history
          • Chatham Light bibliography
          • Chatham Light cruises
          • Chatham Light postcards
        • Clarks Point Lighthouse >
          • Clarks Point Light history
          • Clarks Point Light bibliography
          • Clarks Point Light cruises
          • Clarks Point Light postcards
        • Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Cleveland Ledge Light history
          • Cleveland Ledge Light photos
          • Cleveland Ledge Light bibliography
        • Cuttyhunk Lighthouse >
          • Cuttyhunk Light history
          • Cuttyhunk Light bibliography
          • Cuttyhunk Light postcards
        • Deer Island Lighthouse >
          • Deer Island Light history
          • Deer Island Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Light cruises
          • Deer Island Light postcards
        • Derby Wharf Lighthouse >
          • Derby Wharf Light history
          • Derby Wharf Light bibliography
          • Derby Wharf Light cruises
          • Derby Wharf Light postcards
        • Dumpling Rock Lighthouse >
          • Dumpling Rock Light history
          • Dumpling Rock Light bibliography
          • Dumpling Rock Light postcards
        • Duxbury Pier Lighthouse >
          • Duxbury Pier Light history
          • Duxbury Pier Light bibliography
          • Duxbury Pier Light cruises
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        • East Chop Lighthouse >
          • East Chop Light history
          • East Chop Light bibliography
          • East Chop Light cruises
          • East Chop Light postcards
        • Eastern Point Lighthouse >
          • Eastern Point Light history
          • Eastern Point Light bibliography
          • Eastern Point Light cruises
          • Eastern Point Light postcards
        • Edgartown Lighthouse >
          • Edgartown Light history
          • Edgartown Light bibliography
          • Edgartown Light cruises
          • Edgartown Light postcards
        • Egg Rock Lighthouse (Massachusetts) >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
      • F-L >
        • Fort Pickering Lighthouse >
          • Fort Pickering Light history
          • Fort Pickering Light bibliography
          • Fort Pickering Light cruises
          • Fort Pickering Light postcards
        • Gay Head Lighthouse >
          • Gay Head Light history
          • Gay Head Light bibliography
          • Gay Head Light cruises
          • Gay Head Light postcards
        • Graves Lighthouse >
          • Graves Light history
          • Graves Light bibliography
          • Graves Light cruises
          • Graves Light postcards
        • Great Point Lighthouse >
          • Great Point Light history
          • Great Point Light bibliography
          • Great Point Light cruises
          • Great Point Light postcards
        • Highland Lighthouse >
          • Highland Light history
          • Highland Light bibliography
          • Highland Light postcards
        • Hospital Point Lighthouse >
          • Hospital Point Light history
          • Hospital Point Light bibliography
          • Hospital Point Light cruises
          • Hospital Point Light postcards
        • Hyannis Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Hyannis Harbor Light history
          • Hyannis Harbor Light bibliography
          • Hyannis Harbor Light cruises
          • Hyannis Harbor Light postcards
        • Ipswich Range Lights >
          • Ipswich Range Lights history
          • Ipswich Range Lights bibliography
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        • Long Island Head Lighthouse >
          • Long Island Head Light history
          • Long Island Head Light biblography
          • Long Island Head Light cruises
          • Long Island Head Light postcards
        • Long Point Lighthouse >
          • Long Point Light history
          • Long Point Light bibliography
          • Long Point Light cruises
          • Long Point Light postcards
        • Lovells Island Range Lights >
          • Lovells Island Range Lights history
          • Lovells Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Lovells Island Range Lights postcards
      • M-P >
        • Marblehead Lighthouse >
          • Marblehead Light history
          • Marblehead Light bibliography
          • Marblehead Light cruises
          • Marblehead Light postcards
        • Mayo's Beach Lighthouse >
          • Mayos Beach Light history
          • Mayos Beach Light bibliography
          • Mayos Beach Light postcards
        • Minots Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Minots Ledge Light history
          • Minots Ledge Light bibliography
          • Minots Ledge Light cruises
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        • Monomoy Point Lighthouse >
          • Monomoy Point Light history
          • Monomoy Point Light bibliography
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          • Monomoy Point Light postcards
        • Narrows "Bug" Lighthouse >
          • Narrows Light history
          • Narrows Light bibliography
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        • Nauset Lighthouse >
          • Nauset Light history
          • Nauset Light bibliography
          • Nauset Light postcards
        • Neds Point Lighthouse >
          • Neds Point Light history
          • Neds Point Light bibliography
          • Neds Point Light postcards
        • Newburyport Range LIghts >
          • Newburyport Range Lights history
          • Newburyport Range Lights bibliography
          • Newburyport Range Lights cruises
        • Nobska Point Lighthouse >
          • Nobska Point Light history
          • Nobska Point Light bibliography
          • Nobska Point Light cruises
          • Nobska Point Light postcards
        • Palmers Island Lighthouse >
          • Palmers Island Light history
          • Palmers Island Light bibliography
          • Palmers Island Light cruises
          • Palmers Island Light postcards
        • Plum Island Lighthouse >
          • Plum Island Light history
          • Plum Island Light bibliography
          • Plum Island Light cruises
          • Plum Island Light postcards
        • Plymouth Lighthouse >
          • Plymouth Light history
          • Plymouth Light bibliography
          • Plymouth Light cruises
          • Plymouth Light postcards
        • Point Gammon Lighthouse >
          • Point Gammon Light history
          • Point Gammon Light bibliography
          • Point Gammon Light cruises
          • Point Gammon Light postcards
      • R-W >
        • Race Point Lighthouse >
          • Race Point Light history
          • Race Point Light bibliography
          • Race Point Light postcards
        • Sandy Neck Lighthouse >
          • Sandy Neck Light history
          • Sandy Neck Light bibliography
          • Sandy Neck Light cruises
          • Sandy Neck Light postcards
        • Sankaty Head Lighthouse >
          • Sankaty Head Light history
          • Sankaty Head Light bibliography
          • Sankaty Head Light cruises
          • Sankaty Head Light postcards
        • Scituate Lighthouse >
          • Scituate Light history
          • Scituate Light bibliography
          • Scituate Light cruises
          • Scituate Light postcards
        • Spectactle Island Range Lights >
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights history
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Spectactle Island Range postcards
        • Stage Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stage Harbor Light history
          • Stage Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stage Harbor Light postcards
        • Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse >
          • Straitsmouth Island Light history
          • Straitsmouth Island Light bibliography
          • Straitsmouth Island Light cruises
          • Straitsmouth Island Light postcards
        • Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse >
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light history
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light bibliography
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light postcards
        • Ten Pound Island Lighthouse >
          • Ten Pound Island Light history
          • Ten Pound Island Light bibliography
          • Ten Pound Island Light cruises
          • Ten Pound Island Light postcards
        • Thacher Island Twin Lights >
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights history
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights bibliography
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights cruises
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights postcards
        • West Chop Lighthouse >
          • West Chop Light history
          • West Chop Light bibliography
          • West Chop Light cruises
          • West Chop Light postcards
        • Wings Neck Lighthouse >
          • Wings Neck Light history
          • Wings Neck Light bibliography
          • Wings Neck Light postcards
        • Wood End Lighthouse >
          • Wood End Light history
          • Wood End Light bibliography
          • Wood End Light cruises
          • Wood End Light postcards
    • Vermont >
      • Burlington Breakwater >
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights history
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights bibliography
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights cruises
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      • Colchester Reef >
        • Colchester Reef Light history
        • Colchester Reef Light bibliography
      • Isle la Motte >
        • Isle la Motte Light history
        • Isle la Motte Light bibliography
        • Isle la Motte Light postcards
      • Juniper Island >
        • Juniper Island Light history
        • Juniper Island Light bibliography
        • Juniper Island Light cruises
      • Maxfield Point
      • Whipple Point >
        • Whipple Point Light history
        • Whipple Point Light bibliography
      • Windmill Point >
        • Windmill Point Light history
        • Windmill Point Light bibliography
    • New Hampshire >
      • Burkehaven Lighthouse >
        • Burkehaven Light history
        • Burkehaven Light bibliography
        • Burkehaven Light cruises
        • Burkehaven Light postcards
      • Herrick Cove Lighthouse >
        • Herrick Cove Light history
        • Herrick Cove Light photos
        • Herrick Cove Light bibliography
        • Herrick Cove Light cruises
      • Loon Island Lighthouse >
        • Loon Island Light history
        • Loon Island Light photos
        • Loon Island Light bibliography
        • Loon Island Light cruises
        • Loon Island Light postcards
      • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse >
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light history
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light bibliography
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light cruises
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light postcards
      • White Island Lighthouse >
        • White Island Light history
        • White Island Light bibliography
        • White Island Light cruises
        • White Island Light postcards
    • Maine >
      • A-B >
        • Avery Rock >
          • Avery Rock Light history
          • Avery Rock Light bibliography
          • Avery Rock Light postcards
        • Baker Island >
          • Baker Island Light history
          • Baker Island Light bibliography
          • Baker Island Light cruises
          • Baker Island Light postcards
        • Bass Harbor Head >
          • Bass Harbor Head Light history
          • Bass Harbor Head Light bibliography
          • Bass Harbor Head Light cruises
          • Bass Harbor Head Light postcards
        • Bear Island >
          • Bear Island Light history
          • Bear Island Light bibliography
          • Bear Island Light cruises
          • Bear Island Light postcards
        • Blue Hill Bay >
          • Blue Hill Bay Light history
          • Blue Hill Bay Light bibliography
          • Blue Hill Bay Light cruises
          • Blue Hill Bay Light postcards
        • Boon Island >
          • Boon Island Light history
          • Boon Island Light bibliography
          • Boon Island Light cruises
          • Boon Island Light postcards
        • Browns Head >
          • Browns Head Light history
          • Browns Head Light photos
          • Browns Head Light bibliography
          • Browns Head Light cruises
          • Browns Head Light postcards
        • Burnt Coat Harbor >
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light history
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light photos
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light bibliography
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light cruises
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light postcards
        • Burnt Island >
          • Burnt Island Light history
          • Burnt Island Light photos
          • Burnt Island Light bibliography
          • Burnt Island Light cruises
          • Burnt Island Light postcards
      • C-F >
        • Cape Elizabeth >
          • Cape Elizabeth Light history
          • Cape Elizabeth Light bibliography
          • Cape Elizabeth Light postcards
        • Cape Neddick (Nubble) >
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light history
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light bibliography
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light cruises
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light postcards
        • Crabtree Ledge >
          • Crabtree Ledge Light history
          • Crabtree Ledge Light bibliography
          • Crabtree Ledge Light postcards
        • Cuckolds >
          • Cuckolds Light history
          • Cuckolds Light bibliography
          • Cuckolds Light cruises
          • Cuckolds Light postcards
        • Curtis Island >
          • Curtis Island Light history
          • Curtis Island Light photos
          • Curtis Island Light bibliography
          • Curtis Island Light cruises
          • Curtis Island Light postcards
        • Deer Island Thorofare >
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light history
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light cruises
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light postcards
        • Dice Head >
          • Dice Head Light history
          • Dice Head Light photos
          • Dice Head Light bibliography
          • Dice Head Light cruises
          • Dice Head Light postcards
        • Doubling Point >
          • Doubling Point Light history
          • Doubling Point Light bibliography
          • Doubling Point Light cruises
          • Doubling Point Light postcards
        • Doubling Point Range >
          • Doubling Point Range Lights history
          • Doubling Point Range Lights bibliography
          • Doubling Point Range Lights cruises
          • Doubling Point Range Lights postcards
        • Eagle Island >
          • Eagle Island Light history
          • Eagle Island Light photos
          • Eagle Island Light bibliography
          • Eagle Island Light cruises
          • Eagle Island Light postcards
        • Egg Rock >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light cruises
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
        • Fort Point >
          • Fort Point Light history
          • Fort Point Light bibliography
          • Fort Point Light cruises
          • Fort Point Light postcards
        • Franklin Island >
          • Franklin Island Light history
          • Franklin Island Light photos
          • Franklin Island Light bibliography
          • Franklin Island Light cruises
          • Franklin Island Light postcards
      • G-L >
        • Goat Island >
          • Goat Island Light history
          • Goat Island Light bibliography
          • Goat Island Light cruises
          • Goat Island Light postcards
        • Goose Rocks >
          • Goose Rocks Light history
          • Goose Rocks Light bibliography
          • Goose Rocks Light cruises
          • Goose Rocks Light postcards
        • Great Duck Island >
          • Great Duck Island Light history
          • Great Duck Island Light bibliography
          • Great Duck Island Light cruises
        • Grindle Point >
          • Grindle Point Light history
          • Grindle Point Light biblography
          • Grindle Point Light cruises
          • Grindle Point Light postcards
        • Halfway Rock >
          • Halfway Rock Light history
          • Halfway Rock Light bibliography
          • Halfway Rock Light cruises
          • Halfway Rock Light postcards
        • Hendricks Head >
          • Hendricks Head Light history
          • Hendricks Head Light bibliography
          • Hendricks Head Light cruises
          • Hendricks Head Light postcards
        • Heron Neck >
          • Heron Neck Light history
          • Heron Neck Light bibliography
          • Heron Neck Light cruises
          • Heron Neck Light postcards
        • Indian Island >
          • Indian Island Light history
          • Indian Island Light bibliography
          • Indian Island Light cruises
          • Indian Island Light postcards
        • Isle au Haut >
          • Isle au Haut Light history
          • Isle au Haut Light bibliography
          • Isle au Haut Light cruises
          • Isle au Haut Light postcards
        • Libby Island >
          • Libby Island Light history
          • Libby Island Light bibliography
          • Libby Island Light cruises
          • Libby Island Light postcards
        • Little River >
          • Little River Light history
          • Little River Light bibliography
          • Little River Light cruises
          • Little River Light postcards
        • Lubec Channel >
          • Lubec Channel Light history
          • Lubec Channel Light bibliography
          • Lubec Channel Light cruises
          • Lubec Channel Light postcards
      • M-Pe >
        • Marshall Point >
          • Marshall Point Light history
          • Marshall Point Light bibliography
          • Marshall Point Light cruises
          • Marshall Point Light postcards
        • Matinicus Rock >
          • Matinicus Rock Light history
          • Matinicus Rock Light bibliography
          • Matinicus Rock Light cruises
          • Matinicus Rock Light postcards
        • Monhegan >
          • Monhegan Island Light history
          • Monhegan Island Light bibliography
          • Monhegan Island Light cruises
          • Monhegan Island Light postcards
        • Moose Peak >
          • Moose Peak Light history
          • Moose Peak Light bibliography
          • Moose Peak Light cruises
          • Moose Peak Light postcards
        • Mount Desert Rock >
          • Mount Desert Rock history
          • Mount Desert Rock bibliography
          • Mount Desert Rock postcards
        • Narraguagus >
          • Narraguagus Light history
          • Narraguagus Light bibliography
          • Narraguagus Light cruises
          • Narraguagus Light postcards
        • Nash Island >
          • Nash Island Light history
          • Nash Island Light bibliography
          • Nash Island Light cruises
          • Nash Island Light postcards
        • Owls Head >
          • Owls Head Light history
          • Owls Head Light bibliography
          • Owls Head Light cruises
          • Owls Head Light postcards
        • Pemaquid Point >
          • Pemaquid Point Light history
          • Pemaquid Point Light bibliography
          • Pemaquid Point Light cruises
          • Pemaquid Point Light postcards
        • Perkins Island >
          • Perkins Island Light history
          • Perkins Island Light bibliography
          • Perkins Island Light cruises
          • Perkins Island Light postcards
        • Petit Manan >
          • Petit Manan Light history
          • Petit Manan Light bibliography
          • Petit Manan Light cruises
          • Petit Manan Light postcards
      • Po-Se >
        • Pond Island >
          • Pond Island Light history
          • Pond Island Light bibliography
          • Pond Island Light cruises
          • Pond Island Light postcards
        • Portland Breakwater >
          • Portland Breakwater Light history
          • Portland Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Portland Breakwater Light cruises
          • Portland Breakwater Light postcards
        • Portland Head >
          • Portland Head Light history
          • Portland Head Light bibliography
          • Portland Head Light cruises
          • Portland Head Light postcards
        • Prospect Harbor >
          • Prospect Harbor Light history
          • Prospect Harbor Light bibliography
          • Prospect Harbor Light cruises
          • Prospect Harbor Light postcards
        • Pumpkin Island >
          • Pumpkin Island Light history
          • Pumpkin Island Light bibliography
          • Pumpkin Island Light cruises
          • Pumpkin Island Light postcards
        • Ram Island >
          • Ram Island Light history
          • Ram Island Light bibliography
          • Ram Island Light cruises
          • Ram Island Light postcards
        • Ram Island Ledge >
          • Ram Island Ledge Light history
          • Ram Island Ledge Light bibliography
          • Ram Island Ledge Light cruises
          • Ram Island Ledge Light postcards
        • Rockland Breakwater >
          • Rockland Breakwater Light history
          • Rockland Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Rockland Breakwater Light cruises
          • Rockland Breakwater Light postcards
        • Rockland Harbor Southwest >
          • Rockland Harbor Southwest Light history
          • Rockland Harbor Southwest Light bibliography
        • Saddleback Ledge >
          • Saddleback Ledge Light history
          • Saddleback Ledge Light bibliography
          • Saddleback Ledge Light cruises
          • Saddleback Ledge Light postcards
        • Seguin >
          • Seguin Light history
          • Seguin Light bibliography
          • Seguin Light cruises
          • Seguin Light postcards
      • Sp-W >
        • Spring Point Ledge >
          • Spring Point Ledge Light history
          • Spring Point Ledge Light bibliography
          • Spring Point Ledge Light cruises
          • Spring Point Ledge Light postcards
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