Dice Head Light
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Dice Head Light is a lighthouse
in the town of Castine, Maine
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First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 ft (145m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.
The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as a contributing property
to Castine Historic District.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in the town of Castine, Maine
Castine, Maine
Castine is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States and was once the capital of Acadia . The population was 1,343 at the 2000 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine...
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First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 ft (145m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.
The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
to Castine Historic District.