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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Maine

One of the most photographed lighthouses, Pemaquid Point Light was first built in 1827 and rebuilt in 1835. It still has a 4th Order Fresnel lens in its lantern. The station consists of the light, Keepers House, Fog Bell building and oil house. It is located in one of the most beautiful spots on the Maine coast.
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In 1934 the Keeper was removed from the light station when the light became the first in Maine to be automated using an automatic acetylene gas system.
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In 1934 the Keeper was removed from the light station when the light became the first in Maine to be automated using an automatic acetylene gas system.

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  • The light at Pemaquid was originally built during the presidency of John Quincy Adams, in 1827, at a cost of $2,800.
  • A rubblestone tower and a twenty by thirty-four-foot stone keepers dwelling were erected by mason Jeremiah Berry of nearby Thomaston, Maine.
  • Isaac Dunham of Bath, Maine was appointed the first Keeper at Pemaquid Point.  Dunham was a veteran who had served on a privateer during the War of 1812.
  • Dunham built a barn and several outbuildings to use as he farmed the land surrounding the lighthouse.  Dunham would later serve as the first Keeper at the Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse.
  • In 1835 a new 38 foot conical granite tower with double walls was constructed by Joseph Berry of Georgetown, Maine.  Winslow Lewis supplied the lantern with eight oil lamps with reflectors.  The focal point of the light was 79 feet above sea level since the tower was built high up on the rock ledge.
  • When Keeper Dunham was replaced by Nathaniel Gamage, Jr. in 1837 Dunham asked for, and received, $1,100 from Gamage for the out buildings he added to the property.  Four years later, when Gamage was replaced, he asked to be compensated for the buildings as well, but he only received a nominal amount.
  • In 1842 lighthouse inspector I.W.P. Lewis visited Pemaquid Point during his survey of American lighthouses.  He found the Pemaquid tower and keepers house to be in good condition even though many of the lanterns panes were broken.
  • In 1856 the oil lamps and reflector optic system was replaced with a 4th Order Fresnel lens.
  • In 1857 a new wood frame Keepers dwelling was built to replace the original 1827 dwelling.
  • In 1896 a brick oil house was added to the station.
  • In 1897 a brick fog bell house was built.  The building housed steam engines which powered the machinery to operate the bell.
  • In 1899 the steam engines were replaced with a hand-wound Stevens striking apparatus which was housed in an adjacent pyramidal wooden tower.
  • Within a few years faulty construction resulted in the early deterioration of the tower.  Inferior mortar led to stones falling out of the tower walls, and the government decided to rebuild the lighthouse.
  • In 1934 the Keeper was removed from the light station when the light became the first in Maine to be automated using an automatic acetylene gas system.
  • The fog bell was also removed from the bell house at this time.
  • In March 1940 the Town of Bristol reached an agreement with the Coast Guard to purchase the empty Keepers house for $1,639.
  • The property was used to create Bristol’s Lighthouse Park.  Inside the park, the Keepers House was opened to the public as the Fisherman’s Museum.
  • The museum educates people about the history of the fishing industry in the Bristol area and preserves maritime artifacts.
  • In April 1991 a severe storm badly damaged the bell house and later that year a hurricane destroyed it and washed it out to sea.
  • The following year the bell house was reconstructed by the town of Bristol.   A replica bell was obtained and hung from the building.
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