Wood Island (Maine)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | Fl W 90s. W24. | USLHE Light List (US): 5 |
| 1849 | Fl W 90s. W18. | |
| 1858 | Fl R 60s. R13. | LHB Light List (US): 45 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 39 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 39 | |
| 1868 | ||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 40 | |
| 1878-1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 50 | |
| 1886 | FFl R 60s. F13, Fl13. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49 |
| 1888 | FFl R 60s. F14, Fl14. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 51 |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 58 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 66 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 67 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 72 | |
| 1908 | FFl R 60s. F11.25, Fl11.25. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 74 |
| 1915 | FFl R 60s. F14, Fl14. fl 3. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 86 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 91 | |
| 1920 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 95 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 97 | |
| 1935 | Fl(3) W 60s. W14. (fl 1.2, ec 8.8) x 2, fl 1.2, ec 38.8. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 101 |
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 113 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 155 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 10 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | Fl(3) W 60s. W14. (fl 1.8, ec 8.2) x 2, fl 1.8, ec 38.2. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 10 |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 10 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1964-1965 | Fl(3) W 60s. W14. (fl 0.8, ec 9.2) x 2, fl 0.8, ec 39.2. | |
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 11 | |
| 1969-1972 | Fl(2) W 6s. W14. fl 0.1, ec 1.4, fl 0.1, ec 4.4. | |
| 1973-1979 | Fl(2) W 6s. W24. fl 0.1, ec 1.4, fl 0.1, ec 4.4. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | Al WG 10s. W16, G14. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 95 |
| 1990-1996 | ||
| 2004 | AlFl WG 10s. W18, G16. |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 10 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 45 | 53 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 5 |
| 1849 | 63 | ||||
| 1858 | 4th | 47 | 62 | LHB Light List (US): 45 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 39 | ||||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 39 | ||||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | |||||
| 1870 | Tower of stone, whitewashed. Dwelling, a story and one-half wooden building, painted brown, connected with tower by a wooden porch. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 40 | |||
| 1878 | Tower of stone, whitewashed. Dwelling a story and a half wooden building, painted brown, connected with tower by a wooden porch, painted brown. A pyramidal bell-tower about 30 feet high, painted white, standing to the southward of the tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 50 | |||
| 1879 | Tower of stone, whitewashed. Dwelling a story and a half wooden building, painted white, connected with tower by a wooden porch, whitewashed. A pyramidal bell-tower about 30 feet high, painted white, standing to the southward of the tower. | ||||
| 1886 | White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch. A white pyramidal bell-tower, about 30 feet high, stands to the southward. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49 | |||
| 1888 | 74 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 51 | |||
| 1893 | 481/4 | 701/2 | White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch. A white pyramidal bell tower, about 30 feet high, stands to the southward. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 58 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 66 | ||||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 67 | ||||
| 1905 | White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch; white pyramidal bell-tower, about 30 feet high, to the eastward, and stone oilhouse 195 feet northeasterly of light-tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 72 | |||
| 1908 | White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch; white pyramidal bell-tower, about 30 feet high, to the E'd, and stone oilhouse 195 feet NE'ly of light-tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 74 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 53 | 71 | White; tower connected to dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 86 |
| 1917 | 54 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 91 | |||
| 1920 | |||||
| 1927 | White; conical tower connected to dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 95 | |||
| 1931 | 4 iov | White conical tower connected to dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 97 | ||
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 101 | ||||
| 1940 | N/A | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 113 | |||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 155 | ||||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 10 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 10 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 10 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 11 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 95 | ||||
| 1990-1996 | |||||
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | None | None | LHB Light List (US): 45 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 39 | ||
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 39 | ||
| 1868 | |||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 40 | ||
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 50 | ||
| 1879 | A bell, struck by machinery two blows in rapid succession; pause of 25 seconds, followed by a single blow. | ||
| 1886 | Bell struck by machinery, a double and a single blow alternately, with intervals of 25 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 51 | ||
| 1893 | Bell struck by machinery, a single and double blow alternately, intervals of 25 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 58 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 66 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 67 | ||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 72 | ||
| 1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single and double blow alternately, intervals of 25 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 74 | |
| 1915 | Bell; 1 stroke, silent 25 sec., 2 strokes, silent 25 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 86 | |
| 1917 | Bell; 1 stroke, silent 25 sec., gp. 2 strokes, silent 25 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 91 | |
| 1920 | |||
| 1927 | Bell (1,200-lb.); 1 stroke, silent 25 sec., gp. 2 strokes, silent 25 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 95 | |
| 1931 | BELL; 1 stroke, silent 25 sec., gp. 2 strokes, silent 25 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 97 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 101 | ||
| 1940 | BELL; 1 stroke, silent 25 sec., group of 2 strokes, silent 25 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 113 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 155 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | BELL: 1 stroke, 25ssi-gp of 2 strokes, 25ssi. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 10 | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 10 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 10 | ||
| 1963 | |||
| 1964-1965 | BELL (1+2) ev 55s (1 stroke-27ssi, gp of 2 strokes-27ssi). | ||
| 1966 | BELL: (1+2) ev 55s (1 stroke-27ssi) gp of 2 strokes-27ssi). | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 11 | |
| 1969 | HORN: diaphragm; 2 blast ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1970-1971 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blast ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1972 | HORN: diaphragm; 2 blast ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1973-1975 | HORN, 2 blast ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1976-1979 | HORN: 2 blast ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1982 | HORN: 2 blast ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). | ||
| 1987 | HORN: 2 blast ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 95 | |
| 1990-1996 | |||
| 2004 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). |
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1808 - Present (Exact location of current 1858 lighthouse. Locations of previous lighthouses assumed to be close.) |