Keywords: fog signal
Item 31082
Fog Horn, Scarborough, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Scarborough Media: Aluminum
Item 16447
Fog Bell from Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, 1872
Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: 1872 Location: Biddeford Media: Steel
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"Steam powered the 19th Century, and eventually fog signals at lighthouses. That shed first housed a hot-air horn, then in 1868 a steam whistle…"