West Quoddy Head (Maine)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | F W. W21. | USLHE Light List (US): 6 |
| 1849 | F W. W17. | |
| 1858 | LHB Light List (US): 2 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 1 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 1 | |
| 1868 | ||
| 1870 | F W. W18. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 2 |
| 1878-1879 | ||
| 1886 | ||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 3 | |
| 1893 | F W. W143/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 4 |
| 1898-1899 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1908 | ||
| 1915 | F W. W15. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 4 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 5 | |
| 1920 | ||
| 1927 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1935 | Fl(2) W 15s. W15. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 9. | |
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 5 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 9 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 88 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 89 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 89 | |
| 1963-1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 199 | |
| 1969-1972 | ||
| 1973-1979 | Fl(2) W 15s. W18. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 9. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1220 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1015 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1040 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 10 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 45 | 90 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 6 |
| 1849 | |||||
| 1858 | 3rd | 55 | 133 | Tower painted with red and white horizontal stripes. | LHB Light List (US): 2 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 1 | ||||
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 1 | ||||
| 1868 | |||||
| 1870 | Tower of brick, painted with red and white horizontal stripes. Dwelling, a story and a half wooden building, painted white; connected with tower by brick work-room. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 2 | |||
| 1878 | Tower of brick, painted with red and white horizontal stripes. Dwelling, a story and a half wooden building, painted white; connected with tower by brick work-room, whitewashed. | ||||
| 1879 | Tower of brick, painted with red and white horizontal stripes. Dwelling, a story and a half wooden building, painted white; connected with tower by brick work-room, whitewashed. Two fog-signal houses, whitewashed, standing about 80 feet southwest from the tower. | ||||
| 1886 | Tower, painted with red and white horizontal stripes, and connected with a white dwelling by a work-room. Two fog-signal houses, 80 feet S.W. from tower. | ||||
| 1888 | Tower, painted with red and white horizontal stripes, and connected with a white dwelling by a work-room. A white brick fog-signal house, 80 feet S.W. from tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 3 | |||
| 1893 | 42 | 801/4 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 4 | ||
| 1898 | 83 | Tower, painted with red and white horizontal stripes, and connected with a white dwelling by a workroom. A white brick fog-signal house, 80 feet S.W. from tower; a red brick oil house 210 feet NE, and a white boathouse 155 feet NE. by E. 1/4 E. of tower. | |||
| 1899 | Tower, painted with red and white horizontal stripes, brick service room attached. A white double dwelling 8 feet W.; a white barn NW. 3/4 W.; a white brick fog-signal house, 80 feet SW.; a red brick oil house 210 feet NE.; a white boat-house 155 feet NE. by E. 1/4 E.; and a white signal mast 140 feet SSW. from the light tower. | ||||
| 1905 | Red and white horizontally banded tower, brick service room attached. A white double dwelling 8 feet W.; a white barn NW. 3/4 W.; a white, brick fog-signal house 80 feet SW.; a red-brick oilhouse 210 NE., and a white signal mast 140 feet SSW. from light-tower. | ||||
| 1908 | Red and white horizontally-banded tower, brick service room attached; red-brick oilhouse 210 feet NE'ly; white signal mast 140 feet SSW'ly; white, brick, fog-signal house 80 feet SW'ly; white, double dwelling 8 feet W'ly, and white barn NW'ly from light-tower. | ||||
| 1915 | N/A | 48 | Red and white horizontally banded tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 4 | |
| 1917 | 49 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 5 | |||
| 1920 | |||||
| 1927 | |||||
| 1931 | 3 iov | ||||
| 1935 | 3 ei | N/A | |||
| 1940 | 3 e | 49 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 5 | ||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 9 | ||||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 88 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 89 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 89 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 199 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | Red and white banded tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1220 | |||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1015 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1040 | ||||
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | Fog-bell | None | LHB Light List (US): 2 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 1 | ||
| 1865-1866 | Fog-bell struck by machinery. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 1 | |
| 1868 | Fog-signal-a trumpet giving blasts of five second's duration at intervals of twenty seconds. | ||
| 1870 | A steam whistle sounding 8 seconds at intervals of 52 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 2 | |
| 1878 | A 10-inch fog-whistle, in duplicate, giving blasts of 8 seconds at intervals of 52 seconds.. | ||
| 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 8 sec., intervals 52 sec. | A bell rung by hand in reserve. | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 3 | ||
| 1893 | If whistle be disabled a bell rung by hand in reserve. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 4 | |
| 1898 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 3 sec.; one silent interval 7 sec., and two of each if 22 sec. | ||
| 1899 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 5 sec., silent intervals 15 sec.. | If whistle be disabled a bell rung by hand. | |
| 1905 | 10-inch steam-whistle; blasts 3 sec.; one silent interval 7 sec., two silent intervals 22 sec. | If whistle be disabled a bell will be rung by hand. | |
| 1908 | |||
| 1915 | 10-inch steam-whistle; gp. 3 blasts every 60 sec.: 1st blast 3 sec., silent 7 sec., 2d blast 3 sec., silent 22 sec., 3d blast 3 sec., silent 22 sec. | Bell (hand) if whistle is disabled. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 4 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 5 | ||
| 1920 | |||
| 1927 | 10-inch steam-whistle; gp. 2 blasts and 1 blast every 60 sec.: 1st blast 3 sec., silent 7 sec., 2d blast 3 sec., silent 22 sec., 3d blast 3 sec., silent 22 sec. | Bell (1,300-lb.) if whistle is disabled. | |
| 1931 | WHISTLE, 10-inch steam; gp. 2 blasts every 30 sec.; blast 2 sec., silent 2 sec. blast 2 sec., silent 24 sec. | Bell if whistle is disabled. | |
| 1935 | DIAPHONE, air; gp. 2 blasts every 30 sec.; blast 2 sec., silent 2 sec. blast 2 sec., silent 24 sec. | Bell if diaphone is disabled. | |
| 1940 | DIAPHONE, air; group of 2 blasts every 30 sec.; blast 2 sec., silent 2 sec. blast 2 sec., silent 24 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 5 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 9 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953 | DIAPHONE: when operating is synchronized with radiobeacon ev 3 minutes for distance finding. | Bell, hand, gp of 2 strokes ev 30s, if diaphone is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 88 |
| 1954-1955 | DIAPHONE: when operating is synchronized with radiobeacon ev 3 minutes for distance finding. | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 89 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 89 | ||
| 1963-1965 | DIAPHONE: gp of 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | ||
| 1966 | HORN, diaphragm; gp of 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | Bell, hand, gp of 2 strokes ev 30s, if horn is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 199 |
| 1969-1972 | HORN, diaphragm; 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | Bell, hand, 2 strokes ev 30s, if horn is inoperative. | |
| 1973-1975 | HORN, 2 blasts ev 30s (2sbl-2ssi-2sbl-24ssi). | None | |
| 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: 1220 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1015 | ||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1040 | ||
| 2004 | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). |
Historical Light List Other Signals
| 1927 | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 5 |
| 1931 | ||
| 1935 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits groups of   . |
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| 1940 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 288 kc groups of dash, dot, 2 dashes, (). Antenna lead-in at light tower. DISTANCE-FINDING STATION. |
USCG Light List (Atlantic): 5 |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 9 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | RADIOBEACON: 288 kc (Code: ). Antenna at light tower. |
USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 88 |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 89 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 89 | |
| 1963 | RADIOBEACON: Antenna at light tower. Distance finding station. | |
| 1964-1965 | RADIOBEACON: 308 kc (Code:). Antenna at light tower. Distance finding station. |
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| 1966 | RADIOBEACON: Antenna at light tower. Distance finding station. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 199 |
| 1969-1973 | RADIOBEACON: 308 kc (Code:). Antenna at light tower. Distance finding station. |
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| 1974 | RADIOBEACON: 308 kc (Code:). Antenna at light tower. |
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| 1975-1978 | RBN: 308 kHz () IV. Antenna at light tower. |
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| 1979 | RBN: 308 kHz WQ ( ) IV. Antenna at light tower. |
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| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1220 | |
| 1990-1992 | None | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1015 |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1040 | |
| 2004 |
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1808 - Present (Exact location of current 1858 lighthouse. Location of original 1808 lighthouse is assumed to be close.) |