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Geographic coordinates: 44° 24' 12" N 68° 00' 48" W
Nearest town: Prospect Harbor (a village of Gouldsboro). Located on the east side of the Schoodic Peninsula, east side of the entrance to Prospect Harbor.
Established: 1850. Present lighthouse built: 1891. Automated: 1951.
Height of tower: 38 feet. Height of focal plane: 42 feet.
Previous optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens. Present optic: 250 mm.
Prospect Harbor developed a substantial fishing fleet in the nineteenth century. The first lighthouse to mark the east side of the harbor entrance was built in 1850. The original granite lighthouse attached to a dwelling was replaced in 1891 by the present 38-foot wooden lighthouse and a new farmhouse-style keeper’s house.
Civil War veteran Ambrose Wasgatt became keeper in 1891. His two daughters later remembered playing croquet with guests at the light station, as well as annual open houses that included “boathouse dinners.” Long tables would be set up inside the boathouse with large quantities of food for the visitors.
The light was automated in 1934, but a keeper remained at the station until 1953. The lighthouse is now on the grounds of a Navy installation (Detachment ALFA). The keeper’s house, known as “Gull Cottage,” is available for overnight stays for active and retired military families. Active Navy personnel receive reservation priorities. For information visit the Gull Cottage web page at www.militarycampgrounds.us/milcamps/64-maine/311-gull-cottage-at-prospect-harbor.
The tower was reshingled and repainted by the Coast Guard in April 2000. The lighthouse tower was licensed in May 2000 to the American Lighthouse Foundation (207-594-4174, www.lighthousefoundation.org). In August 2004, the foundation had the lantern removed by crane. Lead paint was removed, and the lantern was repainted. At the same time, the lantern deck was rebuilt, and the windows were removed and replaced.
The grounds around the lighthouse are closed to the public, but you can drive to the entrance of the Navy installation for a good view. From Route 1, take Route 195 south for about five miles to Prospect Harbor. Turn left onto Main Street. After a very short distance, turn right onto Corea Road. Where the road bears left toward Corea, drive straight onto Lighthouse Point Road. Follow to the gate of the Navy installation. There are no real parking spaces; pull to the side of the road. Good views of the lighthouse are possible from the rocky beach, especially at low tide. The lighthouse can also be seen from across the harbor on Route 186 in Prospect Harbor.
Fascinating Fact 
Some guests at the keeper’s house have reported ghostly activity in the building. A statue of a sea captain seems to change positions by itself, and some guests claim to have seen or heard a ghost at night.
