West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
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Address | 973 S Lubec Rd, Lubec, ME 04652, USA |
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Height | 1500 (cm) |
Construction started | 1808 |
Fog signal | HORN: 2 every 30s |
Tower height | 491500 |
Did you know | The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places as West Quoddy Head Light Station on July 4, 1980. |
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ID | 1118530 |
About West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
West Quoddy Head, in Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States. Since 1808, there has been a lighthouse there to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows. The current one, with distinctive red-and-white stripes, was built in 1858, and is an active aid to navigation.
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