PORTLAND (AP) — Two lighthouses off the coast of Maine are being auctioned by the federal government.
The Portland Press Herald reports that Halfway Rock Light Station off Harpswell and Boon Island Light Station off York went on sale Wednesday, as part of a federal program to rid the government of the expensive-tomaintain structures.
Private buyers must agree to several federal conditions.
Each one must continue to be a navigation aid for boat traffic, meaning the U.S. Coast Guard will come by from time to time to do maintenance.
Halfway Rock, built in 1871, features a 76-foot-tall tower, which once had keeper’s quarters, on two acres of ledge about 10 miles out. Boon Island was built in 1855 and features a 133-foot tower on a tiny island about six miles offshore.
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