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St. Croix River Light

Near Calais, Maine

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This lighthouse no longer exists.

Location: St. Croix Island (Dochet Island), St.Croix River (on the border between U.S. and Canada).

Nearest town: Calais

45 07 42 N
67 08 00 W

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Construction material: Wood.

Focal plane: 77 feet

Optic: Fifth-order Fresnel.

Characteristic: Fixed white interrupted by three seconds darkness every 30 seconds, visible for 10 nautical miles (1931).

Fog signal: Bell, one stroke every 15 seconds (1931).

Station established: 1857; Lighthouse rebuilt: 1901
Automated: 1957; Destroyed by fire: 1976

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Ile Sainte-Croix

Calais, Maine Chamber of Commerce

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