Top bid for tallest New England lighthouse is $78K

Published August 17, 2014 7:32pm ET



PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The tallest lighthouse in New England will likely soon have a new owner.

The federal government on Sunday closed out an auction for Boon Island Light Station, with the top bidder offering $78,000 for the lighthouse built in 1855 on a tiny rocky island 6 miles off Maine’s coast.

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