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| An early photo, collection of Edw. Rowe Snow courtesy of Dorothy Bicknell |
In the early 1800's the Town of Ellsworth at the head of Blue Hill Bay and on the Union River was a busy port for shipping lumber. Navigators needed a beacon to help them make through coastal waters and into the bay. The land was acquired in the 1850's at a cost of $150.00, and construction of the Light followed, and it was outfitted with a fifth-order Fresnel Lens.
The Light was discontinued in 1933, replaced with a skeleton tower and an automated (at the time) white light. The property has been in private hands since 1976.
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| On of a very few available recent photos |
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| A US Coast Guard photo from 1972 |
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