Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse is a photograph by Rick Berk which was uploaded on November 15th, 2016.
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping... more
by Rick Berk
Title
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
Artist
Rick Berk
Medium
Photograph - Photo - Print
Description
Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. The lighthouse was constructed in 1897 by the government after seven steamship companies stated that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. Congress initially allocated $20,000 to its construction, although the total cost of the tower ended up being $45,000 due to problems with storms and poor quality cement. The lighthouse featured a fog bell that sounded twice every 12 seconds, and a lantern fitted with a fifth order Fresnel lens first lit by Keeper William A. Lane on May 24, 1897.
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November 15th, 2016
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Comments (2)
Sarah Loft
Beautiful! How did you get those clouds to fan out so perfectly? :)
Rick Berk replied:
Thank you Sarah! Got lucky... they were actually moving so slow I wasn't sure what kind of movement I would get.
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