Portland Head Light
We woke to a gloomy day here in Maine so we decided to drive north up toward Portland to take in one of the most photographed lighthouses. It was about a 30 minute drive to see the lighthouse. It sits on a point in a state park that was once a huge army base that that housed 12”, disappearing guns that were placed there to protect the coast during WWI.
After WWI it was the induction center for the CCC in Southern Maine. Young men between the ages of 18-24 who could prove their families received state assistance were welcomed into the CCC to be put to work helping with public works projects.
The lighthouse itself was commissioned by President Washington and has stood on this point since the 1790s.
Really pretty setting. We walked around and took pictures from different locations.
We also learned that at the very end of WWII a Coast Guard ship was sunk (The Beagle) and within a week the UBoat that sunk it was sunk off Point Judith, RI.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used to visit this spot and it is believed this was the inspiration for his poem “The Lighthouse.”
At the end of our visit I had a bit of a mishap in a Porta-Potty that resulted in me having to visit urgent care the next day. Thought I had broken a knuckle on my right hand trying to stop myself from falling. Nothing really serious. Just ended up with a splint on my middle finger. Back to more adventures.
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