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Cape Neddick Light   by jekky

Location

The Cape Neddick Lighthouse stands on Nubble Island about 100yd (90m) off Cape Neddick Point. It is commonly known as Nubble Light or simply, The Nubble. Cape Neddick Point is at the north end of Long Sands Beach in the village of York Beach. The lighthouse is inaccessible to the general public, but the nearby mainland is occupied by Sohier Park which offers a telescope with which to view the lighthouse and a gift shop with a "Nubble" theme.

Significance

Nubble Light is a famous American icon and a classic example of a lighthouse. The Voyager spacecraft, which carries photographs of Earth most prominent man made structures and natural features should it fall into the hands of intelligent extraterrestrials, includes a photo of Nubble Light with images of the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal.

Cape Neddick Light is one of the last eight lights in Maine to still have its Fresnel lens. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Cape Neddick Light Station on April 16, 1985, reference number 85000844.

Speculative History

Although the origin of the little lighthouse adornments is unknown, there are many other stories about the Nubble Light. Among them is the story of the keeper and his wife who, in 1912, decided to take advantage of the booming tourist business at the York beaches. They developed a lively business ferrying tourists across to the island and giving tours. The trade grew so lively that the light was neglected and the keeper fired. Another keeper lived on the island with his 19-pound cat who was an attraction in himself, especially when he reputedly swam across the channel to visit mainland friends. It is not always summer, though, and another story lends balance to lighthouse living. The Nubble is such a windy spot that in the winter, the temperature dropped so low that the flow of lamp oil to the incandescent oil vapor lamp was impeded. The problem was solved in 1938 when the lamp was electrified. That same year, the outhouse was closed, and the keeper and his family also received indoor plumbing.

History

Gallery

Cape Neddick Light

 

Postcard circa 1920 

U.S. Coast Guard photo showing the original bell tower 

A later US Coast Guard photo 

See also

Nobska Light, a similar lighthouse on Cape Cod, constructed in 1876.

Portsmouth Harbor Light, a similar lighthouse in New Hampshire, constructed in 1878.

References

^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 2. 

^ "Coast Guard Lighthouses". USCG. 2009-08-08. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHME.asp. 

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://www.nr.nps.gov/. 

^ http://goldenrecord.org/images.htm #42

^ Lighthouses.com, Cape Neddick Light.

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Maine Lighthouse Resources

Maine Lighthouse Resources

Caldwell, Bill. (1986) Lighthouses of Maine (Portland, ME: Gannett Books).

Clifford, J. Candace, and Clifford, Mary Louise, (2005) Maine Lighthouses: Documentation of Their Past (Alexandria, VA: Cypress Communications). ISBN 0963641263; ISBN 978-0963641267

Roberts, Bruce & Jones, Ray, (2006/05/01) Lighthouses of Maine: A Guidebook And Keepsake ISBN 0762739665; ISBN 9780762739660 Paperback Globe Pequot Press, 96 pages.

Rowlett, Russ. Lighthouses of Eastern Maine, The Lighthouse Directory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.

Rowlett, Russ. Lighthouses of Southern Maine, The Lighthouse Directory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.

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United States Lighthouse Resources

United States Lighthouse Resources

Browning, Robert. "Lighthouse Evolution and Typology." United States Coast Guard, 22 Jul. 2008. Web.

Harrison, Tim, & Jones, Ray, (1999) Lost Lighthouses East Machias, Maine: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 0-00-675526-7; ISBN 0762704438; ISBN 978-0762704439.

Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. ISBN 0814325548 ISBN 9780814325544.

Johnson. Arnold Burges, Clerk, United States Lighthouse Board. (1889) The modern light-house service United States. Light-House Board (Washington: Government Printing Office). 176 pages.

"A History of the Lighthouse Act of 1789 " U.S. Senate Historical Office, 1991. Web. PDF 2.94 MB.

Maritime Heritage Project. Inventory of Historic Light Stations. National Park Service. 26 Oct. 2006. Web.

Noble, Dennis. Lighthouses & Keepers: U.S. Lighthouse Service and its Legacy. Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2004. ISBN 1-59114-626-7.

Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.

Price, Scott, T. (Historian) U.S. Coast Guard. Aids to Navigation Historical Bibliography.

Putnam, George, R. "Beacons of the Sea: Lighting the Coast of the United States." National Geographic XXIV.1 (January, 1913): 19. ISSN 1044-6613.

Putnam, George R. (1916) The United States Lighthouse Service: 1915 (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office).

Putnam, George, R. Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1933.

Rowlett, Russ, Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Strobridge, Truman, R. "Chronology of Aids to Navigation and the United States Lighthouse Service, 17161939." Washington, D.C.: United States Coast Guard.

United States Coast Guard. Aids to Navigation. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1945.

Light List, Volumes 1-7. United States Coast Guard. {{{date}}}. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/Lightlists.htm. , Volumes 1-7 or in print form from the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Weiss, George. The Lighthouse Service, Its History, Activities and Organization. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Press, 1926.

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Lighthouses of Maine

Avery Rock Light  Baker Island Light  Bass Harbor Head Light  Bear Island Light  Blue Hill Bay Light  Boon Island Light  Browns Head Light  Burnt Coat Harbor Light  Burnt Island Light  Cape Elizabeth Lights  Cape Neddick Light  Crabtree Ledge Light  The Cuckolds Light  Curtis Island Light  Deer Island Thorofare Light  Dice Head Light  Doubling Point Light  Doubling Point Range Lights  Eagle Island Light  Egg Rock Light  Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal  Fort Point Light  Franklin Island Light  Goat Island Light  Goose Rocks Light  Great Duck Island Light  Grindel Point Light  Halfway Rock Light  Hendricks Head Light  Heron Neck Light  Indian Island Light  Isle Au Haut Light  Kennebunkport Breakwater Light  Ladies Delight Light  Libby Island Light  Little River Light  Lubec Channel Light  Manana Island Sound Signal Station  Marshall Point Light  Matinicus Rock Light  Monhegan Island Light  Moose Peak Light  Mount Desert Light  Narraguagus Light  Nash Island Light  Owls Head Light  Pemaquid Point Light  Perkins Island Light  Petit Manan Light  Pond Island Light  Portland Breakwater Light  Portland Head Light  Prospect Harbor Point Light  Pumpkin Island Light  Ram Island Light  Ram Island Ledge Light  Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light  Saddleback Ledge Light  Saint Croix River Light  Seguin Light  Spring Point Ledge Light  Squirrel Point Light  Tenants Harbor Light  Two Bush Island Light  West Quoddy Head Light  Whaleback Light  Whitehead Light  Whitlocks Mill Light  Winter Harbor Light  Wood Island Light

Portland Head Light

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