Muscongus Bay is a bay on the coast of Maine , United States, between Penobscot Bay and John's Bay. Muscongus was the name of an Abenaki village meaning "fishing place" or "many [or large] rock ledges." John Smith recorded the river in 1616 as Nusconcus and was also spelled Nuscongus. The two main tributaries are the Saint George River at its eastern end and the Medomak River , which flows into the bay at Waldoboro . Historically, the Medomak River and Muscongus Bay were the dividing line between the Waldo Patent and Pemaquid Patent and Waldoboro was a customs point of entry. Muscongus Bay has many islands including Hog which is home to a National Audubon Society camp, Allen , Eastern Egg Rock , Franklin (home of Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge ), and Louds Island historically referred to as Muscongus Island prior purchase from Thomas Drowne by William Loud. Monhegan Island is offshore from Muscongus Bay. The Maine Island Trail passes through Muscongus Bay.
5-717: The bay is bounded by Marshall Point Light , Pemaquid Point Light , and contains Franklin Island Light . Towns bordering Muscongus bay are Bristol , Bremen , Waldoboro , Friendship , Cushing , and St. George . The type of sailboat called the Muscongus Bay sloop is also known as the Friendship Sloop . The hull of the five- masted schooner Cora F. Cressey lies in Muscongus Bay. 43°54′58″N 69°23′24″W / 43.916°N 69.39°W / 43.916; -69.39 This Maine state location article
10-494: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marshall Point Light Marshall Point Light Station is a lighthouse at the entrance of Port Clyde Harbor in Port Clyde, Maine . The light station was established in 1832. Marshall Point Light Station was established in 1832 to assist boats entering and leaving Port Clyde Harbor. Four acres of land previously owned by Samuel Marshall were purchased for $ 120. The land
15-412: The tower to land. In 1895, the original keeper's house was destroyed by lightning. A Colonial Revival style house was built to replace it. An oil house and a bell tower with a 1,000-pound (450 kg) bell were added in 1898. All the following keepers lived in the new house, including Charles Clement who was the keeper from 1874 to 1919. The bell was replaced with a fog horn in 1969. The lighthouse
20-640: Was automated in 1980 and the original Fresnel lens was replaced with a modern 12-inch (300 mm) optic. The original lens is at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland . In 1986, the St. George Historical Society restored the keeper's house and established the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum there, presenting the histories of Marshall Point Light and other nearby lighthouses. The light station
25-435: Was named for an early settler who had a homestead, John Marshall. The original lighthouse was a 20-foot (6.1 m) tower lit by seven lard oil lamps with 14-inch reflectors. The original tower was replaced with the present lighthouse in 1857. The lighthouse is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) white brick tower on a granite foundation. The tower was originally lit with a fifth-order Fresnel lens . A raised wooden walkway connects
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