Crabtree Ledge Light

July 23, 2019
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Crabtree Ledge Light, Frenchman's Bay, Maine

CRABTREE LEDGE LIGHT

Location: ON CRABREE LEDGE, NORTHERLY PART OF FRENCHMAN BAY, AND ABOUT 1/4 MILE OFF THE EASTERLY SHORE OF CRABTREE NECK, MAINE
Station Established: 1890
Year Current / Last Tower(s) First Lit: 1890
Operational: No
Automated: No
Deactivated: 1933
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: Black cylindrical foundation pier, surmounted by a brown conical tower.  A gallery, with roof, surrounds base of tower.
Height: 37-feet
Original lens: Fifth Order
Characteristic: Fixed white varied by a white flash every 2 minutes
Fog Signal: Bell struck by machinery every 10 seconds