Prospect Harbor and beyond: Beacons of
safety built to endure storm, tide and wave
Lighthouses are monuments to 19th century engineering and design with their hewn rock foundations, spiral staircases, sloping conical towers, and Fresnel lens. . . . — — Map (db m184521) HM
Established in 2017 for the citizens of Gouldsboro through the generosity of one of its own.
Gouldsboro peninsula is thirty thousand acres of granite, heath and shallow soil, two mountains and two ponds. On a point in West Gouldsboro, . . . — — Map (db m184603) HM
Dorcas Library
In 1932 the Dorcas Society,
a Christian women’s group in Prospect Harbor that did good works for the community with
money raised from sewing projects, erected a small building here with two rooms. One room was for sewing and the . . . — — Map (db m183938) HM
Prospect Harbor "is the home of sea
Captains…who sail the high seas…eleven in number. Many own ships built in the area."
"Roads of that time were few and bad" In contrast, the sea offered an open road to travel and trade. Winds blowing . . . — — Map (db m184556) HM
