Saddleback Ledge Light
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Saddleback Ledge Light is a lighthouse
on Saddleback Ledge, an islet lying between Isle au Haut and Vinalhaven, Maine, in the middle of the southeastern entrance to Penobscot Bay
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The station was established and the current structure, designed by Alexander Parris
, was built in 1839.
Saddleback Ledge Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saddleback Ledge Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000158.
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....
on Saddleback Ledge, an islet lying between Isle au Haut and Vinalhaven, Maine, in the middle of the southeastern entrance to Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine's Penobscot River. There are many islands in this bay, and on them, some of the country's most well-known summer colonies. The bay served as portal for the one time "lumber capital of the world," namely; the city of Bangor...
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The station was established and the current structure, designed by Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent American architect-engineer. Beginning as a housewright, he evolved into an architect whose work transitioned from Federal style architecture to the later Greek Revival. Parris taught Ammi B. Young, and was among the group of architects influential in founding what...
, was built in 1839.
Saddleback Ledge Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saddleback Ledge Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000158.