Curtis Island (Maine)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1849 F W. W12. USLHE Light List (US): 24
1858 F W. W121/2. LHB Light List (US): 29
1860 LHB Light List (US): 23
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 23
1868
1870 F W. W12. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 24
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 31
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 29
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 31
1893 F W. W121/2. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 37
1898-1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 38
1905
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 39
1915 F W. W12. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 43
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 45
1920
1927
1931
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 46
1940 F G. G9. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 55
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 70
1945-1947
1950-1952 F G. G13.
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 150
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 154.3
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 154.3
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 267
1969-1972
1973-1979 F G. G11.
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4430
1990-1992 F G. G13. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4240
1993-1994 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4310
1995 F G. G6.
1996 Oc G 4s. G7.
2004 Oc G 4s. G8.

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1849 8 Lamps / 14" Refl. 20 50 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 24
1858 4th 23 52 Tower sheathed with wood. LHB Light List (US): 29
1860 LHB Light List (US): 23
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 23
1868
1870 Tower of stone, sheathed with wood, and whitewashed. Dwelling a one-story stone building, whitewashed, and detached from tower. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 24
1878-1879 Tower of stone, sheathed with wood, connected with a one-story stone dwelling by a covered way, all whitewashed. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 31
1886 White tower and dwelling, connected by covered way. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 29
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 31
1893 26 White tower and dwelling, covered way extending nearly to dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 37
1898-1899 241/2 White tower and dwelling, covered way extending nearly to dwelling. Red brick oil house 203 NW. of tower. Small white bell tower near the easterly side of light tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 38
1905 White tower and dwelling, covered way extending nearly to dwelling. Red-brick oil house 203 NW. of tower. Small white bell-tower near the easterly side of light tower.
1908 White tower and dwelling, covered way extending nearly to dwelling; red-brick oil house 203 NW'ly of light-tower; small white bell-tower near the E'ly side of light-tower; white fuelhouse 100 feet NW'ly, and white barn 180 feet NNW'ly. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 39
1915 N/A 30 White; tower, coveredway to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 43
1917 31 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 45
1920
1927
1931 4 o White tower, covered way to dwelling.
1935 4 om White tower. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 46
1940 N/A USCG Light List (Atlantic): 55
1943 4 e USCG Light List (Atlantic): 70
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 150
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 154.3
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 154.3
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 267
1969-1979
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4430
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4240
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4310
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 None None LHB Light List (US): 29
1860 LHB Light List (US): 23
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 23
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 24
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 31
1886 Hand-bell, rung in answer to signals. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 29
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 31
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 37
1898-1899 A 1,000-pound bell struck by hand in answer to signals. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 38
1905 1,000-pound bell struck by hand in answer to signals.
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 39
1915 1,000-pound bell (hand) answers to signals. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 43
1917 1,000-pound bell (hand) answers signals. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 45
1920
1927 Bell (1,000-lb.), answers signals.
1931 BELL; hand; answers signals.
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 46
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 55
1943 BELL, electric, 1 stroke every 10 sec. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 70
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 BELL: 1 stroke ev 10s. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 150
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 154.3
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 154.3
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 267
1969-1972
1973-1979 None
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4430
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4240
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4310
2004
1835 - Present (Exact location of current 1896 lighthouse. Location of original 1835 is assumed to be close.)