Item 148231 - Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, 1887
- Item 148231 - Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, 1887
- Contributed by City of Portland - Planning & Development
- Item 148231
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Image Info Portland Head Light was lit on January 10, 1791. It stands as the oldest lighthouse in the State and an iconic symbol of the Maine coast. Notably, a restoration overseen by engineer Charles Edwards, a cousin of Edwards, took place in 1884-85.
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Edwards titled the image, "Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth. June 18, 1887."
