Rockland in Knox County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

1. Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Construction of this 4,300-foot long breakwater began in April 1881. Eighteen years, $750,000 and over 732,277 tons of granite later, it was completed on November 24, 1899. The lighthouse dates from 1902 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The City of Rockland accepted ownership of the Rockland Lighthouse on September 14, 1998.

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 month for this entry is April 1881.

Location. 44° 6.244′ N, 69° 4.651′ W. Marker is in Rockland, Maine, in Knox County. Marker is on the lighthouse, accessed via the Breakwater Access Trail in Marie H. Reed Breakwater Park, at the southeast terminus of Samoset Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockland ME 04841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rockland Harbor Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Maine (approx. 1½ miles away); Portland Head Light Bell (1942) (approx. 1½ miles away); a different

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

2. Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

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marker also named Rockland Harbor Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chapman Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Civil War and Edwin Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Rockland Harbor Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockland.

Also see . . .
1. Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights. (Submitted on May 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Rockland Historical Society. (Submitted on May 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

3. Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

Looking SSE along the breakwater

Rockland Breakwater from Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

4. Rockland Breakwater from Lighthouse

Looking NNW

Flagpole Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Erik Christeson, PGP NSGW

5. Flagpole Memorial Marker

In loving memory of
Edith & Willis F. Clark
of Calais, Maine
――――――――――――――
In loving memory of
Francine D. Tillman
April 21, 1946 June 11, 2004

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on June 23, 2021, by James King of San Miguel, California.