Ram Island Light
Oct. 8, 2019
Ram Island Light, offshore of Ram Island, eastern entrance to Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Ram Island Light, offshore of Ram Island, eastern entrance to Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Built in 1883.
RAM ISLAND LIGHT
RAM ISLAND/BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Station Established: 1883
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1883
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1965
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCK CAISSON
Construction Materials: BRICK ON GRANITE
Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/NATURAL CAISSON & BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1881
Historical Information:
- 1883 – Lighthouse and keeper’s house built.
- 1897 - Fog bell tower built.
- 1898 – Brick oil house built.
- 1965 – Lighthouse automated.
- 1977 – The Coast Guard rebuilt the lighthouse with new bricks and refurbished the lantern.
- 1970 – Boathouse destroyed in February blizzard.
- 1998 – Property transferred to Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust.
Keepers:
- Samuel John Cavanor (Cavenor) (1883-1913)
- O. G. Reed (1913)
- Almon Mitchell (1913-1925)
- Alonzo A. Conors (1925-?)
- C. N. Robinson (c. 1930s)
- Ralph Norwood (1945-1950)
Researched and written by Marie Vincent, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.