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Browns Head Light, Penobscot Bay, Vinalhaven, Maine. Vinalhaven got its name from a Boston attorney, John Vinal in 1789. Before that the two iconic Maine islands, now known as Vinalhavel and North Haven, were called North and South Fox Islands. Named for the abundant gray foxes, by English explorer Martin Pring in 1609, while he mapped the Maine coast.

Brown's Head Lighthouse, Vinalhaven, Maine, September 2023

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1857 (station established 1832). Active; focal plane 39 ft (12 m); continuous white or red light, depensing on direction; the white sector covers the clear channel north of Fiddlers Ledge. 20 ft (6 m) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house (1857); 4th order Fresnel lens (1902). Buildings painted white, lantern and gallery black. Fog horn (blast every 10 s). Oil house (1903). Fog bell tower demolished; the original bell is on display at the Vinalhaven Historical Society museum. Kenya Allmond's photo is below, Anderson's page has good photos, Trabas has Boucher's photo, Jason Cole has a 2022 photo, Darcy Howard has a 2018 photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. In 1998 the light station was transferred to the Town of Vinalhaven under the Maine Lights program; it became the residence of the Vinalhaven town manager, who also served as caretaker for the lighthouse. Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred to the American Lighthouse Foundation in October 2015; the Foundation has a page for the lighthouse. . Earlier there were plans to offer overnight accommodations in the keeper's house but so far this hasn't happened. In 2019 the Foundation launched a campaign to raise $60,000 for restoration of the lighthouse and in 2022 the Foundation transferred ownership to a new preservation group, the Friends of Browns Head Lighthouse. Located at the end of Browns Head Light Road on the northwest coast of Vinalhaven Island. The island is accessible by state ferry from Rockland. Site open, tower closed. Operator: U.S. Coast Guard. Owner/site manager: Friends of Browns Head Lighthouse. . ARLHS USA-088; Admiralty J0110; USCG 1-3965.