Talk:Wood Island Light

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Proper name[edit]

The proper noun and name of this light station is "Wood Island Light" with light capitalized per both the USCG and the United States Park Service.Gateman1997 01:44, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

While both the USCG history site ^[1] and the National Register of Historic Places listing give the date of construction of the tower as 1808, the Inventory of Historic Light Stations ^[2] confirms the sequence in the article.

^ "Coast Guard Lighthouses". USCG. 2009-08-08.
^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations, Maine Lighthouses". National Park Service. 2009-08-26.

Jameslwoodward (talk) 16:22, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

[cghist-1] "Coast Guard Lighthouses". USCG. 2009-08-08.

[IHLS-2] "Inventory of Historic Light Stations, Maine Lighthouses". National Park Service. 2009-08-26.

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