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Wood Island Lighthouse

Location: Biddeford Pool, Maine  (View Map)

Wood Island Lighthouse

Wood Island Lighthouse
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

Coordinates: 43° 27′ 25″N   70° 19′ 45″W

Overview:

Wood Island Lighthouse…

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Quick Lighthouse Facts:

  • Year Built: 1858
  • Height of Tower: 47 feet
  • Description: White conical tower showing an alternate white & green light every 10 seconds from a focal plane of 71 feet above sea level. The white light is visible 18 nautical miles and the green light 16 nautical miles. The light station is equipped with a fog horn that sounds two blasts every 30 seconds – Reference: 2005 U.S. Coast Guard Light List
  • Location: On east end of island, north side of south entrance to Wood Island Harbor. – Reference: 1939 U.S. Lighthouse Service Light List
  • Automated: 1986
  • Status: Active aid to navigation owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation. The Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse – a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, is dedicated to restoring the historic lighthouse.

Light Station Historical Facts…

The original Wood Island Lighthouse was established in 1808 and consisted of a 45-foot octagonal wooden tower. Thirty-one years in 1839 a new conical tower was constructed out of granite to take the place of the deteriorating wood beacon. The present 47-foot lighthouse was constructed in 1858 and outfitted with a fourth order Fresnel lens later that year. The light station went through many changes over the years, including the tower’s lantern being removed in 1972, but public outcry about the ugliness of the “headless” tower resulted in the lantern being replaced when the light was automated in 1986.

Preservation Status:

Offshore – Seasonal Tours

Lighthouse Tours: Join ALF’s Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse for a tour of Wood Island Lighthouse!

Tours are offered in July and August (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) Learn More…

 

Local ALF Chapter Information:

Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse

Mailing Address:

Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse
P.O. Box 26
Biddeford Pool, ME 04006

Website:

www.woodislandlighthouse.org

News Links:

FOWIL’s Russ Lowell and Eric Podolsky Receive ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Awards (5/16/2022)
Looking Back on 2021 – Wood Island Lighthouse (12/29/2021)
Three Vessels Ashore at Wood Island Light in One Day (1/3/2020)
FOWIL’s Tish Johnson Honored with ALF Volunteer Award (5/4/2019)
Maine’s “Open Lighthouse Day” Welcomes the Public with Free Admission on September 8, 2018 (8/29/2018)
Maine Lighthouse Specialty License Plate Announced (6/23/2018)
FOWIL’s Carl Gatto Honored with an ALF Volunteer Award (5/6/2018)
Sailor the Fog Bell Ringing Dog at Wood Island (4/2/2018)
Wood Island Lighthouse Poem by a Keeper’s Wife (9/27/2017)
Maine’s “Open Lighthouse Day” Welcomes the Public with Free Admission on September 9, 2017 (8/25/2017)
FOWIL’s Walter Fowski and Amy Robinson Receive ALF Volunteer Awards (5/16/2017)
Maine’s “Open Lighthouse Day” Welcomes the Public with Free Admission on September 10, 2016 (9/2/2016)
Judy Klement Receives ALF’s “Keeper of the Light” Award (6/10/2016)
Wood Island Lighthouse Receives Major Donation For Restoration (8/17/2015)
Maine’s Popular “Open Lighthouse Day” Salutes the State’s Maritime Heritage on September 13, 2014 (9/7/2014)
Maine Celebrates its Maritime Heritage with Open Lighthouse Day (9/10/2013)
Aaron Fox is FOWIL’s 2013 ALF Len Hadley Volunteerism Award Recipient (5/10/2013)
A New Bright Shine at Wood Island Lighthouse (12/18/2012)
A “Connector” to Ongoing Restoration Work at Wood Island Light Station (11/8/2012)
4th Annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day Set for September 15 (7/14/2012)

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