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Matinicus Rock
State: ME
Year established: 1827
Latitude: 43 deg 47
min 0 sec N
Longitude: 66 deg 51
min 19 sec W
Height above sea level: 90 (south light) feet Original construction:
stone dwelling with wooden towers at each end Rebuilds:
 1848: two granite towers at either end of granite keeper's house
1857: 48-foot granite towers 60 yards apart
Status:
North (lower) light discontinued in 1924; South light automated in 1983; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
White flash every 10 seconds, visible for 20 nautical miles; fog signal every 15 seconds
Notes:
The Matinicus Rock Light Station was home to Abbie Burgess, perhaps one of the most famous women lighthouse keepers in the U.S.
More information:
http://lighthouse.cc/matinicusrock/index.html
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/matinicu.htm
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), pp. 92-93
Holland Jr., F. Ross, America's Lighthouses: Their Illustrated History Since 1716, (Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1972), p. 88
Roberts, B., & Jones, R., American Lighthouses; A Comprehensive Guide, (Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998), pp. 44-45
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