Doubling Point Light
Located at a sharp double bend in the Kennebec River, this lighthouse was built in 1898 on the northwest end of Arrowsic Island to guide mariners into Bath.
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Among the four Kennebec River lights, Doubling Point is the closest to the shipbuilding harbor.
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The wood octagonal tower is connected to the island by a wooden walkway and originally held a fifth-order Fresnel lens; a wood frame keeper's house, oil house and bell tower were built at the same time.
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The keeper's house was sold to a private owner in 1934 and the lighthouse became the responsibility of the keeper at Doubling Point Range Lights up the river (also know as Kennebec River Range Lights).
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Following automation in 1979, the Fresnel lens was removed and the keeper at Squirrel Point Light assumed responsibility for monitoring the light.
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Finally, in 1981, the job of monitoring of all three lights (Doubling Point, Squirrel Point and the Kennebec River Range Lights) was given to the keeper at the Kennebec River station.
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The lighthouse is accessible from the island and may be seen distantly from the shoreline in Bath.
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Frequent cruises from Maine Maritime Museum pass this light as does Kennebec Adventure Tours.
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You can find them here http://www.kennebecjetboat.com/
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