Owl's Head in Knox County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Owl's Head Light

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

1. Owl's Head Light Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Land purchased from heirs of
Nathaniel Merryman
by the United States of America
November 22, 1824

Contractors - Jeremiah Berry
Robert Foster, Ballard Green
Beacon Installed - Winslow Lewis
1st Lightkeeper - Isaac Stearns
First Lighted - September 10, 1825

Dedicated July 21, 1962

Erected 1962 by Mussel Ridge Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1952.

Location. 44° 5.51′ N, 69° 2.66′ W. Marker is in Owl's Head, Maine, in Knox County. Marker is near the Keeper's House, at Owl's Head Light State Park, at the end of Lighthouse Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Owls Head ME 04854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Welcome to Owls Head Light Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Owl's Head Light Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Owl's Head Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rockland Harbor Trail (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Maine (approx. 3.2 miles away); Portland Head Light Bell (1942) (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rockland Harbor Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owl's Head.

Also see . . . Owl's Head Light. (Submitted on February 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Owl's Head Light and Spot the Dog Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

2. Owl's Head Light and Spot the Dog Markers

Spot the Lighthouse Dog Marker at Owl's Head Light image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

3. Spot the Lighthouse Dog Marker at Owl's Head Light

Owl's Head Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

4. Owl's Head Lighthouse

Owl's Head Light Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

5. Owl's Head Light Station

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

6. Owl's Head Light and Spot the Dog Markers

Walk leads to lighthouse

View South from Light of Owl's Head Bay image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

7. View South from Light of Owl's Head Bay

Ferry Passing Owl's Head Light image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2011

8. Ferry Passing Owl's Head Light

Inbound to Rockland, with lobsterman in background

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.