Narraguagus Light

Year Built

1853

Cost

$4,000

Type

Cylindrical attached to workroom

Height

31 feet

Location

Narraguagus Bay

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1853

Lens Type

N/A

Fog Signal

N/A

Year Deactivated

1934

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

Charles E. Tracy (1929)

Description

The light station consists of a circular brick tower, from which an L-shaped work room connects to the keeper's residence.

Brief History

•  Three acres for the lighthouse were purchased for $270 from Benjamin C. Stanwood, who ran a farm on Pond Island.
•  Joseph Brown served as the first keeper, but he was soon replaced by Wyman Collins, who earned an annual salary of $350.
•  Congress allocated $150 in 1900 so additional land could be purchased north of the station for a new boat landing. The old boathouse and boatslip were relocated to the newly acquired land in 1902.
•  On August 4, 1929, the Canadian schooner Valdare was dismasted in a violent storm and then wrecked on Petit Manan Bar.
•  Narraguagus Lighthouse was discontinued in 1934, and the station was sold at auction to Wilbur Dameron.