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First of Maine Lighthouse Transfers Approved

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Fort Point Light in Maine.
Photo by: Denise White Barbaris

The lighthouses approved for transfer and their new owners are:

Cape Neddick Light (Nubble Light) to the town of York

Curtis Island Light to the town of Camden

Deer Island Thorofare Light to the Island Heritage Trust

Fort Point Light to the State of Maine, Bureau of Parks and Land

Goat Island Light to the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust

Monhegan Island Light to the Monhegan Historical & Cultural Museum

Nash Island Light to the Friends of Nash Island

West Quoddy Light to the State of Maine, Bureau of Parks & Land

Whitehead Island Light to the Pine Island Camp

Whitlocks Mill Light to the St. Croix Historical Society

Each group or town selected for ownership of a lighthouse under this plan will be responsible financially for maintenance, keeping the station open to the public and not be allowed to historically alter the property.

The selection committee still needs to decide ownership of ten other lighthouses and the old Manana Island Fog Signal Station.

The Maine Lights Program is the largest transfer of government lighthouse property in the history of the United States.

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