Avery Rock Light
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Avery Rock is a rocky island in the south of Machias Bay on the floor of the church Machiasport in the U.S. state of Maine.
History
The field of Machias Bay was already in historical time, a significant port for the fur trade in the 19th century the bay was the site of an important wood trading venue, which was exceeded in the area of present-day state of Maine only from Bangor.
But only in 1874 was the decision, in addition to the 1823 built lighthouse on Libby Iceland to build another beacon on which only about 1,000 square meters Avery skirt. Due to the low base of the square tower was built as a roof attachment to the house of the lighthouse keeper's construction costs amounted to approximately $ 15,000. Delayed the construction particular because of difficulties in material transport and its landing on the island, so that a white flashing light emitting fifth-order Fresnel lens was first lit on 15 October 1875.
The plant was next to the house of the guard, which consisted of six rooms, and connected with the same lighthouse seen from a oil storage and a tower for the fog bell, which weighed 1,200 pounds ( 448 kilograms ); the water supply were two cisterns for holding rain water. The exposed location, the unusually strong brick walls (18 inches / 45.7 cm) and shutters were owed (4 inches / 10.2 cm ), a landing on the bare rock was often not possible for weeks because of the storm.
The year 1902 brought a change in the lighting mechanism, now came a fourth-order Fresnel lens used, which radiated a constant red light.
After a storm in January 1926, the decision to automate the operation of the lighthouse was made; this was implemented immediately. The year 1931 brought a reconstruction of the technical systems.
A storm in 1946 resulted in irreversible damage to the lighthouse and the ancillary facilities, a reconstruction was not taken for reasons of cost into consideration. Instead, a light buoy was installed about 100 meters from the location of the lighthouse.
Tourism
There are no remains of the lighthouse visible, boat trips to Avery skirt are possible.