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The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. More than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, it was built 1880-1899 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor’s ability to shelter ships from coastal storms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The breakwater extends south from Jameson Point (marking the northern point of the harbor mouth), and has a total length of 4,364 feet (1,330 m). The lighthouse standing at its end was added in 1902.