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West Quoddy Head
State: ME
Year established: 1808
Latitude: 44 deg 48
min 54 sec N
Longitude: 66 deg 57
min 1 sec W
Height above sea level: 83 feet Original construction:
rubblestone tower Rebuilds:
 1858: present 49-foot brick tower, red and white horizontal stripes
Status:
Stands on the easternmost point of the U.S. mainland; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
White flash twice every 15 seconds, visible from 18 nautical miles; fog signal, 2 blasts every 30 seconds
Notes:
The red and white horizontal stripes were added shortly after the present tower was built. The only other light in the U.S. with those stripes is the Assateague, VA Light.
More information:
http://lighthouse.cc/westquoddy/index.html
http://lighthouse.cc/westquoddylightkeepers/
http://lighthousegetaway.com/lights/maine8.html
Holland Jr., F. Ross, Great American Lighthouses, National Historic Trust Guide, (Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1989), p. 87
Roberts, B., & Jones, R., American Lighthouses; A Comprehensive Guide, (Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998), p. 27
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