Cuckolds Light

Thanks to nelights.com for this photo

  It's an odd name for a lighthouse I guess, it's named for some ledges in the Thames River in Britain, so the odds are the location was named by a transplanted Londoner.
  On the other hand it is a bit of an odd lighthouse; there was little room to build on so the tower and lantern were built on the roof of the keepers house.
  A tripod day beacon was in place by 1874, in 1890 Congress approved to appropriate $25,000.00 for the construction of a light station.
  The location is off shore of Southport Maine and is only seen from a boat or by air.  The Light was automated in 1974, and the optic lens is powered by solar panels installed on the ledge.

Seen from the air in a US Coast Guard photo

Shown during reconstruction in 2011. cuckolds.org for more info

A personal note:  Our Internet service was not operation yesterday until late in the day.  I decided to wait until my usual time this morning.  Sorry for missing a day, all is well and I'm in good health for a geezer.