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| That's a long ledge, click to enlarge it's worth it |
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Pemaquid is the Abenaki Indian word for situated far out and indeed it is. Pemaquid is located in a part of Bristol on one of the many "fingers" along the Maine coast.
In 1826 Congress allotted a sum of money for construction of the first lighthouse on the point, they also paid the grand sum of $90.00 for the land, the land was purchased from a couple who were survivors of a ship wreck on that spot. The construction was finished in 1827 and the rubble stone and mortar tower was lit by four oil lamps with reflectors. The tower was demolished and re-constructed some time later because the mason while building the tower had mixed the mortar with salt water. The contract for the new work stipulated the use of fresh water for mixing mortar.
Pemaquid Light was the first lighthouse to ever appear on American money when the Maine quarter was issued in 2003.
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| View from the tower... |
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| ...and a view from land. |
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| Renovation work in 2007, new motor and a fresh coat. |
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