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Two Bush Island Lighthouse Fun Facts
Location: Penobscot Bay Approach
Closest City: Spruce Head, Maine
Latitude: 43.965 Longitude: -69.0733
Body of Water: Two Bush Channel
Open to Public: No
Station Established: 1897
Present Tower Activated: 1897
Status of Light: Operational
Tower Height: 42 ft.
Optic: VRB-25, Solar Powered, 2000
DCB-224
Fifth Order Fresnel, 1897
National Register Reference #: Not Listed
Listing Name: N/A
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Built in 1897, the Two Bush Island light is one of the last publicly built stations in Maine, succeeded only by the Isle Au Haut lighthouse (1907). Two Bush Island is a rocky, barren place in direct disregard of its name. At one time, two tall pine trees stood on the island. Mariners were able to distinguish the island from a distance using them as landmarks.
The site still hosts the original 42 foot, white brick tower with black lantern and attached brick sound signal building. The light was automated in 1964. The 1.5 story, duplex, wooden keeper's quarters were demolished in 1970 after efforts to transfer ownership failed. The original fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced in the 1960s with a DCB-224 aerobeacon which was then replaced in 2000 by a solar-powered VRB-25 optic.
The Two Bush Island station, located roughly 4 miles southeast of Spruce Head, is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is part of the Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge. The site can only be seen by boat or air and is closed to the public.
Lighthouse Accessibility
- This site is not visible from the mainland and
is closed to the public.
- The lighthouse may be viewable on a local boat tour.
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