Spring Point Ledge Light

Spring Point Ledge Light stands in South Portland, Maine, beside the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor, marking the hazardous Spring Point Ledge. Built in 1897 as a compact sparkplug lighthouse after repeated groundings prompted complaints from steamship companies, it was first lit on May 24, 1897, by keeper William A. Lane. A fog bell warned ships in poor visibility, and the station later was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1960. A granite breakwater completed in 1951 linked it to the mainland. Now near Southern Maine Community College and Fort Preble, it remains an active aid to navigation and a historic landmark.

Portland, Maine · United States