Portland Breakwater (Maine)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1858 F R. R8. LHB Light List (US): 44
1860 LHB Light List (US): 38
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 38
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 39
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49
1879 Fl R 15s. R8.
1886 FFl R 40s. F8 Fl8. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 48
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 50
1893 FFl R 40s. F10.5, Fl10.5 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 57
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 65
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 66
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 71
1908 FFl R 40s. F7 Fl9. fl 4. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 73
1915 FFl R 40s. F7, Fl9. fl 4. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 85
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 90
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 92
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 93
1935 F G. G10.
1940 F G. G11. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 104
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 137

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1858 6th 17 23 N/A LHB Light List (US): 44
1860 LHB Light List (US): 38
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 38
1866
1868
1870 Tower of wood, painted white. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 39
1878 Tower of iron, painted white. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49
1879 5th
1886 Round tower, at the end of the granite breakwater. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 48
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 50
1893 191/2 293/4 Brown tower, with framed dwelling attached, on the end of the granite breakwater. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 57
1898 White tower, with framed dwelling attached, on the outer end of the granite breakwater. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 65
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 66
1905 White tower, with white frame dwelling attached. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 71
1908 White tower with white frame dwelling attached. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 73
1915 N/A 25 30 White; tower attached to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 85
1917 26 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 90
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 92
1931 5 o White tower attached to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 93
1935 5 ei
1940 5 e N/A White tower. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 104
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 137

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 None None LHB Light List (US): 44
1860 LHB Light List (US): 38
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 38
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 39
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 48
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 50
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 57
1898 Bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 65
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 66
1905 1,000-pound bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 71
1908 1,000-pound bell struck by machinery a single blow every 15 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 73
1915 1,000-pound bell; 1 stroke every 15 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 85
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 90
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1927 Bell (1,000-lb.); 1 stroke every 15 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 92
1931 BELL; 1 stroke every 15 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 93
1935
1940 BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 10 sec. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 104
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 137
1855 - 1943 (Exact location of inactive 1875 historical lighthouse. Location of original 1855 lighthouse assumed to be 200 feet back on the breakwater.)