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Doubling Point
State: ME
Year established: 1898
Latitude: 43 deg 52
min 57 sec N
Longitude: 69 deg 48
min 24 sec W
Height above sea level: 23 feet Original construction:
Octagonal wooden tower Rebuilds:
 1899: moved about 100' offshore on stone pier, connected to shore by wooden walkway
Status:
Automated in 1988; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
Flashing white every 4 seconds, visible for 9 nautical miles
More information:
http://lighthouse.cc/doubling/index.html
http://zuma.lib.utk.edu/lights/kennebec.html
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHME.html
Holland Jr., F. Ross, Great American Lighthouses - A National Trust Guide, p. 87, The Preservation Press, Washington, DC, 1989
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