Pemaquid Point Light is also the first lighthouse in the nation that holds the distinction of its likeness depicted on American currency (the Maine State quarter). The Pemaquid Point Light Station, built in 1827 above spectacular granite cliffs, gneiss (volcanic rock) and tilted (sedimentary) layers, has been the subject of countless paintings, photographs and the site of many marriage ceremonies. Today the lamp is automated and the adjoining Keeper's House is home to the Pemaquid Fishermen's Museum containing exhibits of the local lobster-fishing trade.
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