Biddeford: Wood Island Lighthouse
Tucked along Maine’s Atlantic coast, Wood Island Lighthouse is a place whose character is shaped by an exposed, low-lying island of rock and coastal grassland. The light station stands in Saco Bay, offshore from Biddeford and near the entrance to Biddeford Pool, where a dependable navigational mark has long been essential. A lighthouse was established here in 1808; the present stone tower dates from 1839. Its keeper’s house and working buildings preserve the compact form of a 19th-century American light station. Reached by boat, Wood Island gives this stretch of the Maine coast a distinctly maritime identity.
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Built around the waterpower of the Saco River falls, Biddeford grew into a southern Maine mill city. The river marks the boundary with neighboring Saco before reaching Saco Bay and the Atlantic, while the city’s shoreline includes the beaches and tidal waters around Biddeford Pool. Red-brick mill buildings beside the falls recall the textile industry that shaped local growth in the 19th and early 20th centuries; many now house shops, studios, homes and food businesses. Downtown retains the compact, working character of a river town. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Maine’s Saco Bay coast.
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