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1855
Congress paid for a lighthouse at Bass Harbor in 1855
In 1855 it was decided there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor, and the U.S. Congress paid for its construction. It marks the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay, on the southwest of Mount Desert Island, within Acadia National Park.
The bell
A fog bell tower in 1876 and a 4,000 pound bell in 1898
In 1876 a fog bell and tower were completed, since removed. A much larger 4,000-pound bell was placed inside the tower in 1898. The keeper's house remains in its original configuration apart from a 10-foot addition made in 1900.
1902
A French lens from 1902 is still in service
In 1902 the fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced with a larger fourth order lens made by the French company Henry-Lepaute. That lens remains in service today. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1988.
The view
A short walk and wooden steps down to the granite
The keeper's house is now a private residence for a local Coast Guard member and his family, and most of the grounds remain private. Visitors can get close to the bell and light by a concrete path. A short walk leads to wooden steps down onto granite boulders, with a view of the harbor side of the lighthouse.
Day 4, evening
It comes after Ship Harbor Trail.
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