Notes:
(1) Marshall Point Lighthouse was built to mark the entrance to Port Clyde Harbor.

Port Clyde, a seacoast fishing village of St. George, became a bustling seaport in the 1830s with the expansion of shipbuilding, the fishing industry, the recent quarrying of granite, and the tidal sawmills for lumber and grinding grain.

By 1831, Port Clyde was major port when Samuel Marshall sold 4 acres of land to the U. S. government for a 20-feet high rubblestone Tower attached to a stone Keeper’s house.  The Lighthouse was First Lit in 1832 and exhibited a Fixed White light 24-feet above sea level illuminated by seven lard oil lamps and 14-inch reflectors visible to range of 9-miles in clear weather to aid mariners entering Port Clyde Harbor or navigating west into Muscongus Bay.

In 1857, the current 24-feet high Granite and Brick Lighthouse was built with a cast iron Lantern Room exhibiting a Fixed White light 30-feet above sea level illuminated by a Fifth-order Fresnel lens visible to range of 10-miles in clear weather.

Two years later, a Lobster cannery began operating forming the foundation of the surviving Lobster industry.  The clam and sardine canning industry ceased operations after the factory was destroyed by fire in 1970.

In 1895, the current Colonial Revival Keeper’s house was built after lightning destroyed the original 1832 Keeper’s house in June, 1895.

In 1898, A bell tower was built with a 3-feet diameter 1,018 pound bronze bell struck by a hammer every 20 seconds.  The bell was replaced by a fog horn and the bell tower was demolished in 1969.  The Fog Bell is now on display near the Keeper’s house Museum.

In 1935, the Light was converted to electricity with a kerosene oil wick lamp for backup.  The Lighthouse was automated in 1971 and the Fresnel lens was replaced by a modern 300mm plastic lens.  A LORAN station broadcasted a 128,000 watt signal to a range of 14,000 square miles from 1971 to 1980 when the station became obsolete.

In 1986, the St. George Historical Society signed a 30 year lease with the Coast Guard for the Keeper's house. A Committee raised funds and the house was renovated from 1988 to 1990.  The Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum on the first floor opened in 1990 with a rental apartment on the second floor.

The Town of St. George acquired full ownership of the entire Light Station in June, 1998 under the Maine Lights Program with the Coast Guard being responsible for operation of the active light and fog horn only.

Marshall Point Lighthouse was featured the movie “Forrest Gump” where Tom Hanks ended his cross-country run.

(2) Directions From Brunswick, Maine:
Route 1 North to Thomaston and Turn Right onto Route 131 South (at the foot of the hill after passing through the business district of Thomaston).  Travel Route 131 South through St. George and Tenant's Harbor for 15.2-miles to Port Clyde.

Turn Left onto Drift Inn Road ( a blue Marshall Point directional sign at mile 14.5) and Turn Right onto Marshall Point Road (at mile 14.7).  Travel the narrow winding road for a quarter mile to the parking lot on the right just before entering the Lighthouse grounds.