12178. (cabinet photo) The Cuckolds Fog Signal Station, Maine c. 1890’s.
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12178. (cabinet photo) The Cuckolds Fog Signal Station, Maine c. 1890’s.
12178. (cabinet photo) The Cuckolds Fog Signal Station, Maine c. 1890’s. The historical significance of the Cuckolds ledge in Maine dates back to 1874. Located at the entrance of Boothbay Harbor , a busy East Coast port, this seven-acre, fifteen-foot-high rock ledge was easily hidden at night and by ocean waves, fog, or snowstorms. In 1874 the location was marked by a tripod and day-board. In 1890, a recommendation was made for a fog signal station, and in 1891, a sum of $25.000 was appropriated for the building of a fog signal station here. A steam-driven Daboll fog trumpet was established in November 1892, with the attached double dwelling shown here. However, wrecks continued in the vicinity in spite of the fog signal and the government finally agreed to add a light in 1907. The Cuckolds was too small to build a separate lighthouse, so a small tower was built on the roof of the signal house, thus dating this photo before 1907. Clean, clear image measures 4 ¼” x 5 ¼” overall. (VG+). $58.