Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
For Eagle Island Lighthouse in County Mayo Ireland see Eagle Island County MayoEagle Island Light is a lighthouse on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay.The tower was first lit in 1838 but had to be torn down because of physical defects. It was rebuilt in 1858 and operated by several families over the next century. In 1959 the light was automated and five years later over vehement local protests the keeper’s house was torn down and the bell was removed.
