Saint Croix River Light
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| File:St. Croix River Maine Lighthouse 1857 version.jpg
The structure built in 1857
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| Location | St. Croix River, Maine |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Year first constructed | 1857 |
| Year first lit | 1976 (current structure) |
| Automated | 1957 |
| Tower shape | Skeleton tower surmounted by platform |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Focal height | 101 feet (31 m) |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 2.5s |
| Fog signal | none |
| ARLHS number | USA-459 |
| USCG number | 1-950[1][2][3] |
St. Croix River Light is a lighthouse on the St. Croix River, Maine, close to the Canadian border. It was first established in 1857. An octagonal wood tower on top of a keeper's house was built in 1901 and was destroyed by fire in 1976. The present skeleton tower was built following the fire.
