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Description
Bear Island Light was established in 1839 and approved by President Martin Van Buren. The construction of the lighthouse cost $3000. The original lighthouse was a stone house with a tower on top. It burned in 1852, and in 1853 a brick tower was built at one end of the house. The current tower and keeper's dwelling was constructed in 1889. Its original optic was a fifth order Fresnel. This picture shows the island from the southwest, and the white triangular structure housed the bell, weighing 1000 lbs. This bell was tolled using a wind up system to warn seamen of the pending danger ahead.
About This Item
- Title: Bear Island Light, off Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1895
- Creation Date: circa 1895
- Subject Date: circa 1895
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Locations:
- Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
- Bear Island, Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 13 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Islands--Maine
- Cranberry Isles (Me. : Islands)
- Mount Desert Island (Me.)
- Bear Island Lighthouse (Hancock County, Me.)
- Bear Island (Hancock County, Me.)
- Lighthouses--Maine
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Great Harbor Maritime Museum124 Main St, PO Box 145, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
(207) 276-5262
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