Moose Peak (Maine)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 Fl W 240s. W12. USLHE Light List (US): 13
1849 Fl W 240s. W15.
1858 Fl W 30s. W14. LHB Light List (US): 6
1860 LHB Light List (US): 4
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 4
1868
1870 Fl W 30s. W13. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 5
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 6
1886
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 7
1893 Fl W 30s. W14. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 8
1898-1899
1905
1908
1915 Fl W 30s. W14. fl 4. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 8
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 9
1920
1927
1931
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 10
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 12
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 16
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 99
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 100
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 100
1963
1964-1965 Fl W 30s. W14. fl 6.
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 210
1969-1972 Fl W 30s. W14.
1973-1979 Fl W 30s. W26.
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1555
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1350
1993 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1390
1994-1996 Fl W 30s. W25.
2004 Fl W 30s. W20.

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 10 Lamps / 15" Refl. 35 532/3 The tower is erected on the keeper's dwelling. USLHE Light List (US): 13
1849 N/A
1858 2nd 40 65 LHB Light List (US): 6
1860 LHB Light List (US): 4
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 4
1866
1868
1870 Tower is of brick, whitewashed, detached from keeper's dwelling, and about 225 feet distant from the latter, which is a story and a half house, painted brown. A covered way, whitewashed on the outside, extends 175 feet from tower towards the dwelling. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 5
1878-1879 Tower is of brick, whitewashed, detached from keeper's dwelling, and about 225 feet distant from the latter, which is a story and a half house, painted white. A covered way, whitewashed, extends 175 feet from tower towards the dwelling. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 6
1886 White tower, with covered way extending nearly to a white dwelling.
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 7
1893 453/4 72 White tower, with brick annex and a covered way extending nearly to a white dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 8
1898 White tower, with brick annex and a covered way extending nearly to a white dwelling. Red oil house about 250 feet NW. of dwelling.
1899 White tower, with brick annex and a covered way extending nearly to a white dwelling. Red brick oil house about 250 feet NW. of dwelling, and a white signal mast 188 feet SSW. from light tower.
1905 White tower, with covered way extending to a white dwelling with fuel house beyond. Red-brick oilhouse about 250 feet NW. of dwelling, and a white signal mast 188 feet WNW. from light-tower.
1908 White tower, with covered way extending to a white dwelling with fuelhouse beyond; red-brick oilhouse about 250 feet NW'ly of dwelling, and a white signal mast 188 feet WNW'ly from light-tower.
1915 N/A 54 White; tower, coveredway to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 8
1917 57 White; tower, covered way to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 9
1920
1927
1931 2 iov White tower cover way to dwelling.
1935 White tower covered way to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 10
1940 2 e USCG Light List (Atlantic): 12
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 16
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A White tower, covered way to dwelling. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 99
1957 White tower.
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 100
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 100
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 210
1969-1979
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1555
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1350
1993 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1390
1994-1996 On white tower.
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 None None LHB Light List (US): 6
1860 LHB Light List (US): 4
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 4
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 5
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 6
1886 Hand-bell, rung in answer to signals.
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 7
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 8
1898-1899 Hand-bell rung in answer to signals.
1905
1908
1915 1st-cl. reed horn; gp. 2 blasts every 30 sec.: 1st blast 4 sec., silent 2 sec., 2d blast 4 sec., silent 20 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 8
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 9
1920
1927
1931 HORN, 1st-cl. reed; gp. 2 blasts every 30 sec.: blast 4 sec., silent 2 sec., blast 4 sec., silent 20 sec.
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 10
1940 HORN, diaphragm, air; group of 2 blasts every 30 sec.: blast 1.5 sec., silent 2 sec., blast 1.5 sec., silent 25 sec. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 12
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 16
1945-1947 1st. cl. air reed horn if diaphragm horn is disabled with same characteristic.
1950
1951 None
1952 HORN, diaphragm, air; group of 2 blasts every 30 sec.; blast 1.5 sec., silent 2 sec., blast 1.5 sec., silent 25 sec.
1953-1955 HORN, diaphragm: gp of 2 blasts ev 30s (1.5sbl-2ssi-1.5sbl-25ssi). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 99
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 100
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 100
1963-1965
1966 HORN, diaphragm; gp of 2 blasts ev 30s (1.5sbl-2ssi-1.5sbl-25ssi). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 210
1969 HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (1.5sbl-2ssi-1.5sbl-25ssi). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower.
1970-1972 HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower.
1973-1975 HORN, 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower.
1976-1979 HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower.
1982 HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower.
1987 HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). Located 129 yards 263° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1555
1990-1992 HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). Located 129 yards, 263° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1350
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1390
2004 HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si).
1826 - Present (Exact location of current 1851 lighthouse. Location of original 1826 lighthouse is assumed to be close.)