Portland Head Light House in Maine

by Catherine Sherman

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Portland Head Light House in Maine

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Catherine Sherman

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Photograph - Photography

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"Portland Head Light House in Maine" by Catherine Sherman.

Portland Head Light is an historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. George Washington directed that construction on the light house begin in 1787. It was completed on January 10, 1791. It's the oldest lighthouse in Maine and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 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.

Featured in "Beach Scenes" group (08/30/2013); Lighthouse Photography" gorup (09/06/2013); ABC Group L" group (11/24/2013); "Philanthropic Artists For A Cause" group (06/13/2014); "Atlantic Coast of the USA Places" group (09/15/2015); "1 a Broad Landscape" group (09/16/2015); "1 a Day Waiting Room Art" group (09/16/2015); "3 a Day AAA Images" group (09/18/2015); "Images That excite You" group (10/11/2015); "The 200 Club - photos with over 200 views up to 500" group (10/19/2015); "USA Photographers Only" group (09/20/2017)

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July 29th, 2013

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