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Cape Neddick
State: ME
Year established: 1879
Latitude: 43 deg 9
min 54 sec N
Longitude: 70 deg 35
min 27 sec W
Height above sea level: 88 feet Original construction:
41-foot white cylindrical brivk-lined cast-iron tower on the "Nubble" island; covered walkway to dwelling
Status:
Automated in 1987; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
Alternates 6 seconds of red and 6 seconds dark, visible for 13 nautical miles; fog signals blasts once every 10 seconds
More information:
 http://lighthouse.cc/capeneddick/index.html
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHME.html
Holland Jr., F. Ross, Great American Lighthouses, National Historic Trust Guide, (Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1989), p. 97
Roberts, B., & Jones, R., American Lighthouses; A Comprehensive Guide, (Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998), p. 53
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