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1134:Saddleback Ledge Light
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1049:Monhegan Island Light
961:Franklin Island Light
896:Cape Elizabeth Lights
707:National Park Service
559:on January 21, 1988.
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1159:Tenants Harbor Light
1154:Squirrel Point Light
1114:Pumpkin Island Light
1084:Perkins Island Light
1079:Pemaquid Point Light
1044:Matinicus Rock Light
1039:Marshall Point Light
1011:Ladies Delight Light
991:Hendricks Head Light
931:Doubling Point Light
906:Crabtree Ledge Light
791:at Wikimedia Commons
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589:Perkins Island Light
585:Doubling Point Light
570:Doubling Point Light
1189:Winter Harbor Light
1104:Portland Head Light
1032:Machias Seal Island
1026:Lubec Channel Light
1001:Indian Island Light
981:Grindel Point Light
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871:Blue Hill Bay Light
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1357:Connecticut
826:Lighthouses
659:Chart 13296
483:Bath, Maine
114:Established
101: /
76:Coordinates
1738:Categories
1557:Washington
1477:New Mexico
1472:New Jersey
1347:California
765:2016-04-23
680:References
182:1988
117:1898
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1567:Wisconsin
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668:See also
524:87002263
386:Operator
371:Markings
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