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1769:National Register of Historic Places portal
709:"West Quoddy Head Light Station Digital Assets"
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653:Rowlett, Russ (December 7, 2009).
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952:Cape Elizabeth Lights
821:on September 19, 2011
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1088:Machias Seal Island
1082:Lubec Channel Light
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1037:Grindel Point Light
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927:Blue Hill Bay Light
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1077:Little River Light
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1062:Isle au Haut Light
1042:Halfway Rock Light
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967:The Cuckolds Light
957:Cape Neddick Light
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912:Baker Island Light
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1027:Goose Rocks Light
1022:Goat Island Light
937:Browns Head Light
932:Boon Island Light
922:Bear Island Light
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301:Lubec, Maine
297:Nearest city
230:Fresnel lens
228:Third order
217:Focal height
135:Construction
86:44°48′54.4″N
1704:Other areas
1664:Puerto Rico
1498:Mississippi
1413:Connecticut
882:Lighthouses
799:January 28,
693:December 7,
387:Description
119:Constructed
101: /
89:66°57′1.7″W
76:Coordinates
55:Grand Manan
1794:Categories
1613:Washington
1533:New Mexico
1528:New Jersey
1403:California
719:2024-02-13
567:References
362:lighthouse
191:Fog signal
127:Foundation
30:Lighthouse
1623:Wisconsin
1588:Tennessee
1493:Minnesota
1468:Louisiana
352:, is the
236:Intensity
209:First lit
143:Automated
1779:Category
1608:Virginia
1558:Oklahoma
1538:New York
1513:Nebraska
1503:Missouri
1488:Michigan
1478:Maryland
1463:Kentucky
1443:Illinois
1418:Delaware
1408:Colorado
1398:Arkansas
1272:de facto
793:Archived
773:July 26,
713:Archived
684:Archived
533:See also
322:80004601
258:Flashing
175:Heritage
167:Markings
67:Location
1725:Related
1628:Wyoming
1603:Vermont
1508:Montana
1448:Indiana
1428:Georgia
1423:Florida
1393:Arizona
1383:Alabama
498:Keepers
489:History
427:⁄
162:Conical
130:Masonry
1563:Oregon
1518:Nevada
1458:Kansas
1433:Hawaii
1388:Alaska
1324:Topics
1276:Canada
894:Main:
397:strait
151:Height
1695:Palau
1593:Texas
1473:Maine
1438:Idaho
886:Maine
687:(PDF)
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344:, in
307:Built
244:Range
204:Light
159:Shape
138:Brick
114:Tower
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1649:Guam
1598:Utah
1553:Ohio
1453:Iowa
827:2013
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146:1988
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