Whitehead (Maine)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | F W. W18. | USLHE Light List (US): 3 |
| 1849 | F W. W15. | |
| 1858 | F W. W13. | LHB Light List (US): 25 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 20 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 20 | |
| 1868 | ||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 21 | |
| 1878-1879 | F W. W14. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 27 |
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 25 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 27 | |
| 1893 | F W. W141/2. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 32 |
| 1898-1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 33 | |
| 1905 | F W. W141/4. | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 34 | |
| 1915 | F W. W14. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 38 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 40 | |
| 1920 | ||
| 1927 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 42 | |
| 1940 | F G. G14. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 49 |
| 1943 | F G. G9. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 57 |
| 1945-1947 | F G. G14. | |
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 160 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 164 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 164 | |
| 1963-1964 | ||
| 1965 | Oc G 5s. G14. ec 1. | |
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 278 | |
| 1969-1972 | ||
| 1973-1976 | Oc G 5s. G15. ec 1. | |
| 1977-1979 | Oc G 4s. G14. ec 1. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | Oc G 4s. G10. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4680 |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4490 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4580 | |
| 2004 | Oc G 4s. G6. |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 10 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 30 | 58 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 3 |
| 1849 | |||||
| 1858 | 3rd | 34 | 70 | LHB Light List (US): 25 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 20 | ||||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 20 | ||||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | |||||
| 1870 | Tower of granite, connected with dwelling by wooden porch. The dwelling is a one-story stone building, whitewashed. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 21 | |||
| 1878-1879 | 79 | Tower of granite, natural color, connected with a one and a half story white dwelling by a wooden porch, whitewashed. Two fog-signal houses, rain-shed, and tank-house, whitewashed, about 100 feet to the southward of the dwelling. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 27 | ||
| 1886 | Gray granite tower, connected with a white dwelling by a white porch. Two fog-dash signal houses about 100 S. of dwelling. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 25 | |||
| 1888 | Gray granite tower, connected with a white dwelling with a white porch. Brick fog-signal about 25 feet S. of dwelling. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 27 | |||
| 1893 | 741/2 | Gray granite tower, brick service room attached, near a white frame dwelling, near a white frame dwelling. Brick fog-signal house about 115 feet S. of dwelling. Signal Service flagstaff to northwestward of tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 32 | ||
| 1898 | Gray granite tower, brick service room attached, near a white frame dwelling, near a white frame dwelling. Brick fog-signal house about 115 feet S. and red brick oil house about 250 NW. of dwelling. Signal Service flagstaff to northwestward of tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 33 | |||
| 1899 | Gray granite tower, brick service room attached, near a white frame dwelling, near a white frame dwelling. Brick fog-signal house about 115 feet S. and red brick oil house about 250 NW. of dwelling; temporary white dwelling 145 feet NW. by W. 1/8 W. from the tower. Signal Service flagstaff to northwestward of tower. | ||||
| 1905 | Gray granite tower, red-brick service room attached, near a white frame dwelling. Red-brick fog-signal house about 115 feet S. and red-brick oil house about 250 NW. of dwelling; temporary white dwelling 145 NW. by W. 1.8 from the tower. Signal Service flagstaff to northwestward of tower. | ||||
| 1908 | Gray-granite tower, red-brick serviceroom attached, near a white frame dwelling; red-brick fog-signal house about 115 feet S'ly and red-brick oil house about 250 NW'ly of dwelling; temporary white dwelling 145 WNW'ly from the tower; Signal Service flagstaff to NW'd of tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 34 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 39 | 75 | Gray; tower attached to red-brick service room. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 38 |
| 1917 | 41 | Gray tower attached to red-brick service room. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 40 | ||
| 1920 | |||||
| 1927 | |||||
| 1931 | 3 iov | ||||
| 1935 | 3 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 42 | |||
| 1940 | 3 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 49 | |||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 57 | ||||
| 1945-1946 | |||||
| 1947 | Gray tower attached to red brick service room. | ||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 160 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 164 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 164 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 278 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4680 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4490 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4580 | ||||
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | Fog-bell | None | LHB Light List (US): 25 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 20 | ||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 20 | ||
| 1866 | Fog bell struck by machinery. | ||
| 1868 | |||
| 1870 | A steam whistle, sounding 8 seconds at intervals of 52 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 21 | |
| 1878 | A 10-inch fog-whistle, in duplicate, giving blasts of 8 seconds at intervals of 52 seconds.. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 27 | |
| 1879 | A 10-inch steam fog-whistle, in duplicate, giving blasts of 8 seconds at intervals of 52 seconds.. | ||
| 1886 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 4 sec., intervals 26 sec. | If whistle be disabled, a bell will be rung by hand. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 25 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 27 | ||
| 1893 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 4 sec., silent intervals 26 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 32 | |
| 1898 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 3 sec., alternate silent intervals of 9 sec. and 45 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 33 | |
| 1899 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 5 sec., alternate silent intervals 25 sec. | ||
| 1905 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 5 sec., silent intervals of 25 sec. | If whistle be disabled a bell will be rung by hand. | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 34 | ||
| 1915 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blast 5 sec., silent 25 sec. | Bell (hand) if whistle is disabled. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 38 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 40 | ||
| 1920 | |||
| 1927 | Bell (1,200-lb.) if whistle is disabled. | ||
| 1931 | WHISTLE, 10-inch steam; blast 5 sec., silent 25 sec. | Bell if whistle is disabled. | |
| 1935 | TYFON, air; gp. 2 blasts every 15 sec., blast 1.5 sec., silent 3 sec., blast 1.5 sec., silent 9 sec. | Bell if horn is disabled. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 42 |
| 1940 | HORN, diaphragm, air; group of 2 blasts every 30 sec., blast 2.5 sec., silent 2.5 sec., blast 2.5 sec., silent 22.5 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 49 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 57 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | HORN, diaphragm; gp of 2 blasts ev 30s (2.5sbl-2.5ssi-2.5sbl-22.5ssi). | Bell, hand, 3 strokes ev 30s, if horn is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 160 |
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 164 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 164 | ||
| 1963-1964 | |||
| 1965 | None | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 278 | ||
| 1969 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (2.5sbl-2.5ssi-2.5sbl-22.5ssi). | ||
| 1970-1972 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1973-1975 | HORN, 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1976-1979 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1982 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). | ||
| 1987 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4680 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4490 | ||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4580 | ||
| 2004 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). |
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1804 - Present (Exact location of current 1852 lighthouse. Location of original 1804 lighthouse assumed to be close.) |