Moose Peak Light

Year Built

1827

Cost

$4,000

Type

Conical

Height

57 feet

Location

Mistake Island near Jonesport

Automated Year

1972

First Lit

1851 (current structure)

Lens Type

Second order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-24 (current)

Fog Signal

Horn: 2 every 30s

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White with black trim

Last Keeper - Date

Roland Sherman (1971 – 1972)

Description

A lighthouse tower and wooden trestle bridge that separated the tower and the keeper’s dwelling. The dwelling was also built of rubble masonry, and had two rooms, a lean-to kitchen on the first floor, and two rooms in its attic, and fog signal building.

Brief History

•  $4,000 was approved in March 1825 to build the lighthouse.
•  By 1901 the keeper’s house was badly in need of repair and house was rebuilt in 1903 with a raised walkway to the tower.
•  The station was automated in 1972 and the lens was removed.
•  The light was sold at auction in January 2013 to a private owner from Connecticut.
•  Mistake Island is maintained by the Nature Conservancy however the Coast Guard maintains the lighthouse.