Dice Head Light Located at the entrance to the Penobscot River, was settled as a trading post by the Pilgrims of Plymouth. Baron de St.Castine took over the town in 1676 and renamed it Castine. Because of its location,the British,French and Dutch occupied the town. An entire American fleet was lost during the 1779 American Revolution as they tried to recapture Castine from the British. Dice Head Light was built in 1828 to guide mariners into Castine harbor and into Penobscot River towards Bangor. The tower was surrounded by a six sided wooded frame which was removed in the late 19 century. A fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed in 1858. The Keepers house and land became the property of the town in 1937 and the lighthouse in 1956. The house is now rented out and the income is used for the maintenance of the grounds. The light itself was discontinued and replaced with a skeleton tower in 1935.