Item 174 - Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800
- Item 174 - Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800
- Contributed by Maine Historical Society
- Item 174
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Image Info These flags were positioned atop the Portland Observatory to alert Portland's residents and shipowners of ships arriving in Portland Harbor.
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Lemuel Moody, who built the Portland Observatory and was the caretaker at the time this document was created may be its author.
