Baker Island Light Station, Acadia National Park, Hancock County, ME

Significant Dates

1828

Latitude (decimal)

44.2414702

Longitude (decimal)

-68.1986231

Significance

Baker Island is listed on the Natonal Register of Historic Places within the Light Stations of Maine multiple property listing. Baker Island complex derives significance by its association with Maine's critical reliance on maritime transportation and the aids that made navigation possible, and by the station's distinctive character that primarily embodys midnineteenth century light station design and construction.

Authoritative Source

U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) ( https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : accessed 31 May 2024).

Image Credit Line

Adapted by Southwest Harbor (ME) Public Library from "Mount Desert Island, Sorrento, Portions of Lamoine, Hancock and Frenchmans Bay and Adjacent Islands." (Colby and Stewart, 1887). Original map compiled and drawn fwith assitance by E.M. Hamor and Charles P. Simpson.