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Egg Rock Lighthouse, Maine

Egg Rock is a small rocky outcropping in Frenchman’s Bay, Maine off the coast of Bar Harbor. The island was named for the proliferation of bird’s eggs found on the islet which were gathered by the locals.
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Old postcard view of Egg Rock Light Station
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Old postcard view of Egg Rock Light Station

Egg Rock Lighthouse ME

  • In response to increasing ferry traffic in & out of Bar Harbor during the 1870’s, the Light House Board decided to build a lighthouse on Egg Rock.  Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of the lighthouse in 1874.
  • A square brick tower in the center of a 1 story wooden dwelling was built during the summer of 1875.  The light station went into service on November 1, 1875. The lantern held a 5th Order Fresnel lens exhibiting a red fixed signal.
  • The first Keeper of Egg Rock Light was Civil War veteran Ambrose Wasgett who served for 10 years.  The exposed location of Egg Rock made it susceptible to storm damage.  In March 1876 a storm flooded the lighthouse and moved the bell tower 30 feet.  Eventually in 1888 the Light House Board replaced the original bell tower with a new skeletal structure bolted to the rock better able to withstand constant pounding from the storm waves.
  • In 1900 the Keeper’s dwelling was modified and a second story was added to the structure to provide housing for an Assistant Keeper and his family.  In October 1901 the lens was upgraded to a 4th Order flashing lens.  However, the new lens proved problematic as the rotating mechanism broke down continually causing cracks in the lens.
  • In August 1903 the U.S. battleship Massachusetts struck a ledge off Egg Rock leading the Light House Board to replace the fog bell with a powerful fog horn in 1904.  The installation of the fog horn instigated complaints from rich neighbors in Bar Harbor.  The Light House Board investigated the complaints and changed the position of the horn to reduce the level of noise landward to appease the residents.
  • Keepers regularly rowed the station boat 5 miles from Egg Rock to Bar Harbor for supplies and mail.  In February 1935 Assistant Keeper Clinton Dalzell set off from Egg Rock, but never arrived on the mainland.  The Keeper searched for Dalzell but only found his overturned boat a mile from the lighthouse station.
  • Dalzell’s body was not located until July 1935 when a passing trawler found it and brought it back to the mainland.  Dalzell’s wife had given birth to a baby boy 3 weeks following Dalzell’s disappearance.  His boat was sold to raise monies to support the fatherless family.
  • During 1960 a fire broke out in the stations fog signal building due to the use of a kerosene heater.  The Coast Guard personnel quickly put out the fire but not before the building suffered damage.
  • A decision was made by the Coast Guard to automate the station in 1976.  They removed the lantern room so a large aero-beacon could be installed atop the tower.  This resulted in Egg Rock being called ‘the ugliest lighthouse in Maine’.  In response to the complaints about its appearance, in 1986 the Coast Guard installed a new aluminum lantern and a modern optic.  In 1999 the station was converted to solar power.
  • Ownership of the lighthouse was turned over to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 1998 under the Maine Lights Program.  In 2009 with federal funding the station received repairs and renovations using local volunteers.  Maintenance of the station is important to local businesses as ferries and tour boats pass nearby Egg Rock constantly throughout the summer months.
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