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		Old Granite Inn overlooking Rockland Harbor links email navigate Old Granite Inn 546 Main St. Rockland, Maine 800-386-9036....01-207-594-9036 Lighthouses Maine has 63 lighthouses, 14 of which are here in Knox County. Lighthouses are art, history and culture -- each unique in its design, each with ist own tale to tell of shipwrecks, heoric rescues, romantic legends and ghosts. Built in the 1800's by some of America's foremost architect and engineers, lighthouse technology posed major challenges due to the rocky, wave-swept ledges and shifting sands. The Rockland area contains the only Knox County mainland lighthouses accessible by car and foot. These are: Rockland Breakwater Light-1888/1902 18' square tower atop fog signal house at end of granite pier. Access from Samoset Road. Owls Head Lights-1825 20' white (brick) conical tower built on the peak of the headland and standing 87' above sea level. From Route 73, take North Shore Drive to Owls Head Village. Follow signs. Marshall Point Light-1832/1858 25' white (granite) tower with attached foot-bridge. Access from Marshall Point Road, off Route 131, Port Clyde. Be sure to visit the Shore Village Museum which is the largest collection of lighthouse equipment, information and memoribilia in the United States. Comments? 12/12/98 2237

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