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Managing Organization:
Friends of Seguin Island
Telephone: 207-443-4808
Website: http://www.seguinisland.org
Email:
Contact Address Information:
Box 866
Bath
Maine, 04530, United States
Notes:
The first order Fresnel lens in Seguin Island Light is the only operational first order lens north of Rhode Island. The lighthouse is the highest above sea level of any Maine lighthouse.
Tower Height: 53
Height of Focal Plane: 180
Characteristic and Range: Fixed white.
Description of Tower: White cylindrical granite tower with black cast iron lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1857 1.5 story brick duplex keeper's house, 1889 brick fog signal building, 1892 brick oil house, wood boathouse, 755-foot tramway.
Earlier Towers?
1795: wooden tower; 1819: stone tower.
Date Established: 1795
Date Present Tower Built: 1857
Date Automated: 1985
Optics: c. 1840: 15 lamps and reflectors; 1843: 24 lamps and reflectors; 1857: First order Fresnel lens (still in use).
Fog Signal: c. 1840: Fog bell; 1852: New fog bell; 1870: Steam driven fog whistle, later diaphone horn.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, museum.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
There is a museum in part of the keeper's house with pictures and exhibits on the history of the light station. The museum is free to visitors; donations are welcomed.
Directions:
The best mainland view is from Popham Beach. From US Route 1 in Bath, take ME 209 south to Phippsburg and follow the signs to Popham Beach State Park (about 14 miles). Historic Fort Popham is two miles further south on ME 209. There is a fairly distant view of Seguin Island Light and Pond Island Light from Popham Beach. There is a small day use fee at Popham Beach State Park. The Friends of Seguin Island offer tours in conjunction with cruises from the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. The cruises are held several times each summer. Reservations are required; contact the Maine Maritime Museum at (207) 443-1316 ext. 0. There are two area charter operators that can also take you to Seguin Island: Capt. Howie Marston of Kennebec Charters, (207) 389-1883, and Capt. Nick Sewall of Hermit Island Campground, (207) 443-2101. You can also view Seguin Island Light from some cruises out of Boothbay Harbor, including the Kennebec River-Bath cruise offered by Cap'n Fish's Whale Watch and Scenic Nature Cruises; call (207) 633-3244 or (800) 636-3244.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: Major John Polerescki (1797-1802); John Hollaway (1800); Moses Haskell (1802-c.1822); Nathaniel Springer Todd (1812); Jonathan Delano (1820-1825); Spencer Delano (1820-?); John Salter (1825-1839); A. E. Osgood (1853-1854); Boyd L. Miles (1855); John Lowell (1857-1859); Manville Sewell (1859-1861); F. Y. Spinney (1861-1866); Francis Morrill (1866-1868); Lemuel Crane (1867-1875); Henry Day (1875-1886); Merritt P. Pinkham (1890-1898); Jacob W. Haley (c. 1890); George A; Lewis (1898-1903 and 1907-1912); Herbert L. Spinney (1903-1907); Henry M. Cuskley (1912-1915); Orlando Pye (1915-1922); Arthur marston (assistant? 1921-1923); Napoleon Fickett (1922-1926); Elson Small (1926-1930); Frank E. Bracey (1926-1945 - started as assistant); Millard Urquhart (1932-?); Donald Robin, assistant (1932-?); Clarence Skolfield (1936-1946 - started as assistant); Alonzo Morong (Coast Guard, 1946-1950); Clyde T. Whittaker (Coast Guard,1948-1951); Edgar M. Wallace (Coast Guard,1949-1950); ? Bardsley (c. 1950); David Morrison (c. 1950-?); Harvey Lamson (Coast Guard,1951); Harry L. Cressy (Coast Guard,1952); James R. Wilson (Coast Guard,1961); Henry LeBlanc (Coast Guard,1963); Jerry Ward (Coast Guard, 1964-1966); Fred Kahrl (Coast Guard,1966-1967); Robert Bly (Coast Guard,1966-1967); E. Kenny (Coast Guard,1966-1967); Edward T. Brown (Coast Guard,1983-1985).
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