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Geographic coordinates: 43° 55' 03" N 69° 15' 41" W
Nearest town: Port Clyde (a village of the town of St. George). Located at the east side of the entrance to Muscongus Bay.
Established: 1832. Present lighthouse built 1857. Automated 1971.
Height of tower: 31 feet. Height of focal plane: 30 feet.
Previous optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens. Present optic: 300 mm.
Characteristic: Fixed white.
Fog signal: One blast every 10 seconds.
The first lighthouse erected at Marshall Point to help mariners entering Port Clyde’s harbor or passing to the west into Muscongus Bay was a 20-foot-high rubblestone tower. The first keeper, John Watts, lived in a stone dwelling attached to the lighthouse tower. The extant brick and granite lighthouse was built at a cost of $5,000 in 1857. The original dwelling was replaced in 1895 after it was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning.
Charles Clement Skinner, a Civil War veteran, was keeper from 1874 to 1919. Skinner lived at the station with his wife and six children. Skinner’s daughter, Eula, was born in the first keeper’s house in 1891. She lived until 1993, spending her last years in a cottage near the light station. Eula’s sister, Marion, was born in the new keeper’s house in 1895 and lived until 1992. Both sisters attended the opening of the restored keeper’s house in 1990.
The light was automated in 1971, and for several years the Coast Guard maintained a LORAN (long range navigation) station in the keeper’s house. In 1980, the station was closed and the house was boarded up.
In 1986, the St. George Historical Society undertook the restoration of the house. The restoration was completed in 1990, and the first floor of the house now contains the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum. The exhibits highlight area history as well as life at Marshall Point. The Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum (www.marshallpoint.org) is open weekends during May, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Memorial Day to Columbus Day, Sunday through Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There’s also a gift shop specializing in items made by local craftsmen and local artwork. The lighthouse tower itself is not open to the public.
Directions: Coming from the south on Route 1: After passing through the business district of Thomaston, turn right on Route 131 at the foot of the hill. Coming from the north on Route 1: After passing through Rockland and a large cement plant on your left, turn left onto Route 131 at the foot of the hill.
From the intersection of Routes 1 and 131, it is 15.2 miles to Marshall Point. At mile 9.3, you’ll see a Welcome II Tenants Harbor sign on your right. At mile 10.1, Route 131 bears left at the top of the hill. At mile 14.5, turn left off Route 131 at the blue Marshall Point Lighthouse sign. Turn right on Marshall Point Road and follow to the parking lot near the lighthouse.
Fascinating Fact 
This lighthouse might be familiar to you from its brief appearance in the movie Forrest Gump, or from the children’s book Nellie the Lighthouse Dog.
You can also get a view from the water by taking one of the seasonal lighthouse cruises offered by the Monhegan Boat Line (207-372-8848, www.monheganboat.com) in Port Clyde.
