Hendricks Head Light
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Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse
in Southport, Maine
on the Sheepscot River
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It was first established in 1829. The present structure was built in 1875. It was deactivated in 1933, but relit in 1951. The two story wood keeper's house is now a private summer residence. The light is on continuously, showing white to the west and red to the east.
Hendricks Head Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hendricks Head Light Station on November 20, 1987, reference number 87002024.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in Southport, Maine
Southport, Maine
Southport is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 684 at the 2000 census. It includes the villages of Southport, West Southport, Cape Newagen, and Squirrel Island.-History:...
on the Sheepscot River
Sheepscot River
The Sheepscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Its lower portion is a complex island estuary with connections to the Kennebec River downstream of Merrymeeting Bay.-Route:...
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It was first established in 1829. The present structure was built in 1875. It was deactivated in 1933, but relit in 1951. The two story wood keeper's house is now a private summer residence. The light is on continuously, showing white to the west and red to the east.
Hendricks Head Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hendricks Head Light Station on November 20, 1987, reference number 87002024.