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Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Lighthouse Bicentennial

1789 - 1989
Portland Head Light

 
 
Lighthouse Bicentennial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021
1. Lighthouse Bicentennial Marker
Inscription.
"Keepers of the Light"
1791 John K. Greenleaf • 1796 Dave Duncan • 1976 Barzillai Delano • 1820 Joshua Freeman • 1840 Richard Lee • 1849 John F. Watts • 1853 John W. Coolidge • 1854 James S. Williams • 1854 James Delano • 1861 Elder M. Jordan • 1869 Joshua F. Strout • 1904 JOseph W. Strout • 1928 John W. Cameron • 1929 Frank O. Hilt • 1941 Robert T. Sterling • 1946 William L. Lockhart • 1946 William T. Burns • 1951 Earle E. Benson • 1956 Archie W. McCaughlin • 1957 Henry E. Leonard • 1960 Armand E. Haudt • 1965 Manford H. Durker • 1967 John H. Johnson • 1968 Franklin D. Allen • 1974 Roy B. Cavanaugh • 1977 Victor L. Bissonnette • 1978 Raymond W. Barbar • 1982 Michael W. Cook • 1986 Davis Simpson, Jr.

Dedicated August 7, 1989 to the men and women of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard in appreciation of their two hundred years of service
 
Erected 1989 by UNUM Group.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsMilitaryWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses
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series list. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
 
Location. 43° 37.384′ N, 70° 12.477′ W. Memorial is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from Shore Road south of Littlejohn Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12 Captain Strout Cir, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Southern Maine Coast. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Portland Head Light (here, next to this marker); Coast Guard Day (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portland Head Light (a few steps from this marker); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (a few steps from this marker); Annie C. McGuire Shipwreck Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portland Head Light (within shouting distance of this marker);
Lighthouse Bicentennial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021
2. Lighthouse Bicentennial Marker
U.S.S. Eagle 56 (PE-56) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S.S. Eagle-56 (PE-56) (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Elizabeth.
 
Historic bell on the grounds of the lighthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2018
3. Historic bell on the grounds of the lighthouse
Bell details image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2018
4. Bell details
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3, 4. submitted on November 28, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
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