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| Maine (Hancock County), Bass Harbor — Bass Harbor Head Light | | | Among the best known and most photographed spots in Maine, the Bass Harbor Head Light was built in 1858 to mark the bar across the eastern entrance to Blue Hill Bay. The grounds and residence of this facility now comprise the private residence of the Commander, United States Coast Guard Group Southwest Harbor and are not open to the public. Trails on both sides of the parking lot allow visitors access to excellent views of the lighthouse and the surrounding coastline. — Map (db m3813) | | Maine (Hancock County), Bucksport — The Penobscot Expedition — 1779 | | | The largest combined infantry-naval operation undertaken by the American colonists during the Revolution met with disaster along this waterway. Two thousand colonials failed to capture Fort George at Castine with its contingent of 750 British land troops, 3 sloops and 4 transports. The Americans burned or sank almost 40 of their own vessels as far north as the City of Bangor as they fled the site of their attack.
Placed in commemoration by Penobscot Expedition Chapter, Daughters of . . . — Map (db m21458) | | Maine (Hancock County), Hancock — Defenders of the Union | | | Erected
by the
Town of Hancock
1912
In memory
of her sons who were
Defenders
of the
Union
1861-1865 — Map (db m21473) |
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