Doubling Point Range Lights
by Joan Carroll
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Title
Doubling Point Range Lights
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
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The very last part of the directions to this range light said "...after a very short distance, turn left onto a small dirt road." The problem was there were lots of small dirt roads here, all private driveways, and all posted, and all heavily wooded so that you couldn't see very far along them! I went back and forth a few time until I thought I could identify one that didn't look like it had ever been posted. I slowly drove down the road and within a short distance could see the unmistakable USCG logo. YIPPEE! What I had found was the Doubling Point Range Lights, right down the dirt road from the Doubling Point Light. These were established in 1898 to mark an extreme double bend in the channel of the Kennebec River. Mariners would line up the station's two lights to know they were on course. The second light of this range is located off the photo to the upper left 235 yards farther along the wooden pathway. The octagonal, shingled wooden towers are unique in New England. The front range light tower is 21 feet tall, and the rear tower is 13 feet tall. The range lights continue as active aids to navigation, and the optics are still serviced by the Coast Guard. The grounds are open to the public. I read on one of the web pages :"The station...is a bit difficult to find by car." NO KIDDING! And the mosquitos were atrocious.
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July 19th, 2013
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