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Deer Island Thorofare
State: ME
Year established: 1857
Latitude: 44 deg 8
min 3 sec N
Longitude: 68 deg 42
min 11 sec W
Height above sea level: 52 feet Original construction:
25-foot brick tower on Mark Island
Status:
Automated in 1958; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
White flash every 6 seconds, visible from 8 nautical miles; fog signal is 1 blast every 15 seconds
More information:
 http://lighthouse.cc/deerislandthorofare/index.html
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/deerislt.htm
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHME.html
Roberts, B., & Jones, R., American Lighthouses; A Comprehensive Guide, (Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998), p. 36
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