Nash Island Light is a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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on Nash Island at the entrance to
Pleasant Bay in
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
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History
It was first established in 1838. The present structure was built in 1874. It was replaced by a buoy in 1982. The USCG historical site says that it included a one-room schoolhouse, although that's hard to understand on a small offshore island.
Keepers
* John Wass (1847–1853)
* Daniel Curtis (1853-unknown)
* Enos D. Wass (1865–1872)
* Edwin K. Heath (1872–1876)
* Nehemiah Guptill (1876–1881)
* Roscoe G. Lophaus (1881–1883)
* Charles S. Holt (1883–1902)
* Osmond Cummings
* Allen Carter Holt (1910–1916)
* John Purington (1916–1935)
* Edwin Pettegrow (c. 1930s)
* Larson Alley (unknown-1947)
* Edward Wallace (1947–1958)
References
External links
New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide -- Nash Island Light
Lighthouses completed in 1874
Lighthouses in Washington County, Maine
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