Nash Island Light
Lighthouse in Maine, US
Lighthouse
44°27′51.1″N 67°44′50.1″W / 44.464194°N 67.747250°W / 44.464194; -67.747250Nash Island Light is a lighthouse on Nash Island at the entrance to Pleasant Bay in Maine.
History
It was first established in 1838. The present structure was built in 1874. It was replaced by a buoy in 1982. The USCG historical site says that it included a one-room schoolhouse, although that's hard to understand on a small offshore island.
Keepers[1]
- John Wass (1847–1853)
- Daniel Curtis (1853-unknown)
- Enos D. Wass (1865–1872)
- Edwin K. Heath (1872–1876)
- Nehemiah Guptill (1876–1881)
- Roscoe G. Lophaus (1881–1883)
- Charles S. Holt (1883–1902)
- Osmond Cummings
- Allen Carter Holt (1910–1916)
- John Purington (1916–1935)
- Edwin Pettegrow (c. 1930s)
- Larson Alley (unknown-1947)
- Edward Wallace (1947–1958)
References
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
External links
- New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide -- Nash Island Light
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