Eagle Island Light is a lighthouse on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay, in south central Maine.[1][2][3] The tower was first lit in 1838 but had to be torn down because of major physical defects. It was rebuilt in 1858 and operated by several families over the next century. In 1959 the light was automated, and five years later, over vehement local protests, the keeper's house was torn down and the bell was removed. The crew that removed the bell lost control of it, and it fell into the Bay. A Lobsterman salvaged it some years later and it is on exhibit on Great Spruce Head Island.

Eagle Island Light

Location	Eagle Island, Maine
Coordinates	44°13′3.53″N 68°46′3.98″W
Tower
Constructed	1838
Foundation	Natural / emplaced
Construction	Granite rubblestone
Automated	1963
Height	30 feet (9.1 m)
Shape	Conical Tower
Markings	White with black lantern
Fog signal	none
Light
First lit	1858
Focal height	106 feet (32 m)
Lens	4th order Fresnel lens
Range	9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s

Today Eagle Light is owned by a nonprofit which provides public access and has restored both the light itself and the square pyramidal bell tower. Along with several other lights in Maine, the growth of trees around the light has made its future problematic.[3]

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