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From my recent trip to Portland. I got lucky with nice weather and beautiful view from the Pittock mansion. I am going to process the photographs of the mension. Pretty nice place with interesting history.
On the way to Acadia by way of Boston, I had no intention of lighthouse hopping. But the family wanted to go to Portland for dinner, and after finishing a scrumptious bowl of chowder, I noticed on Google Maps that there was a lighthouse in town. Upon arriving, I think I said--through a broad smile--something to the effect of, "Oh, that's where that is." It's a majestic lighthouse, one I'd seen in photographs many times before. It's one of those places where you have to work hard to take a bad picture. My ignorance allowed for a pleasant surprise this time around!
Yesterday we paid another visit to Portland Head Light with more visitors from NY. It was late in the day and good light. This is a panorama of three images made using Photoshop Elements 10.
It is located in Cape Elizabeth south of Portland, Maine.
Portland Head Light is an historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. 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. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington, and was completed on January 10, 1791. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aero beacon in 1958. That lens was updated with an DCB-224 aero beacon in 1991.
Original Fresnel lens
In 1787, while Maine was still part of the state of Massachusetts, George Washington engaged two masons from the town of Portland, Jonathan Bryant and John Nichols, and instructed them to take charge of the construction of a lighthouse on Portland Head. Washington reminded them that the early government was poor, and said that the materials used to build the lighthouse should be taken from the fields and shores, which could be handled nicely when hauled by oxen on a drag. The original plans called for the tower to be 58 feet tall. When the masons completed this task they climbed to the top of the tower and realized that it would not be visible beyond the headlands to the south, so it was raised approximately 20 feet. [Wikipedia]
Portland Head Light, is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine.
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Portland at night panorama as seen from the view point at Pittock Mansion. Tons of people there during the day, but with the cold, most disperse before sunset, when the city lights make the view a lot better, and you can still see Mount Hood in the background. Don't know why I haven't taken pictures from this viewpoint before, it's made for panoramas. The original after the stitching is actually much wider, you can see the Convention Center and the Rose Garden on the left and more bridges to the right, but I liked this crop better.
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The morning light made the Portland skyline pop as I finished on the mailboat tour of Casco Bay, October 17, 2023.
Marquam Bridge with Portland light...The bridge is named after Philip Marquam, a state legislator and Multnomah County judge, who owned much of Marquam Hill where Oregon Health & Science University and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center now stand. Wikipedia
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