Marshall Point
Located in Port Clyde, ME (1857).
The Marshall Point Lighthouse is prominently seated on the rocky point at the tip of the St. George peninsula where it overlooks both Muscongus and Penobscot Bays as an entrance to the harbor of the fishing village of Port Clyde, Maine. The light station was established in 1832.
In 1895, the original keeper's house was destroyed by lightning. A Colonial Revival style house was built to replace it. An oil house and a bell tower with a 1,000-pound bell were added in 1898. The bell was replaced with a fog horn in 1969.
The lighthouse was automated in 1980 and the original Fresnel lens was replaced with a modern 12 inches (300 mm) optic. The original lens is at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. In 1986, the St. George Historical Society restored the keeper's house and established the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum there, presenting the histories of Marshall Point Light and other nearby lighthouses. The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The lighthouse appeared in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump".
The light station was transferred to the town of St. George in 1998 under the Maine Lights Program. The fog signal has been dismantled but the bell remains on display.
Location: at the entrance to the harbor of the fishing village of Port Clyde, Maine
Type: tall white brick tower on a granite foundation
Read MoreThe Marshall Point Lighthouse is prominently seated on the rocky point at the tip of the St. George peninsula where it overlooks both Muscongus and Penobscot Bays as an entrance to the harbor of the fishing village of Port Clyde, Maine. The light station was established in 1832.
In 1895, the original keeper's house was destroyed by lightning. A Colonial Revival style house was built to replace it. An oil house and a bell tower with a 1,000-pound bell were added in 1898. The bell was replaced with a fog horn in 1969.
The lighthouse was automated in 1980 and the original Fresnel lens was replaced with a modern 12 inches (300 mm) optic. The original lens is at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. In 1986, the St. George Historical Society restored the keeper's house and established the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum there, presenting the histories of Marshall Point Light and other nearby lighthouses. The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The lighthouse appeared in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump".
The light station was transferred to the town of St. George in 1998 under the Maine Lights Program. The fog signal has been dismantled but the bell remains on display.
Location: at the entrance to the harbor of the fishing village of Port Clyde, Maine
Type: tall white brick tower on a granite foundation
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