Portland Head Light - Maine - USA
by Tony Crehan
Title
Portland Head Light - Maine - USA
Artist
Tony Crehan
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine.
During the American Civil War, raids on shipping in and out of Portland Harbor became commonplace, and because of the necessity for ships at sea to sight Portland Head Light as soon as possible, the tower was raised twenty feet. The current keepers' house was built in 1891.
The grounds, and keeper's house are owned by the town of Cape Elizabeth, while the beacon, and fog signal are owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard as a current aid to navigation.
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121.
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December 20th, 2015
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Comments (17)
Regina Geoghan
A very beautiful capture of this scene that is such a photographer favorite. One of the best I've seen. L/F Following.
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful color and clarity, Congratulations on your Artist Feature of the Week in Winter Wonderland!...L
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of this spectacular winter day, Tony! Congratulations on your WINTER WONDERLAND Special Feature! L/F
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Art and Design
Congratulations, Tonyl! Your outstanding artwork is being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Winter Wonderland Homepage.Thank you for sharing your amazingl work with this Group. F/L.
Kathleen K Parker
What a gorgeous image and place. Great shooting, Tony! :) kk
Tony Crehan replied:
Thank you for your lovely comment kk. It was taken on my trip to New England in February - such scenery even though it was over 20 degrees below freezing!
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