Portland Head Light dates back to 1784, when 74 merchants petitioned the Massachusetts government, whom Maine was under at the time, for a light at the entrance of Portland Harbor. After two ...

Portland Head Light was first lit in 1791, making it the oldest lighthouse in Maine. Located about 5 miles southeast of Portland in Cape Elizabeth's Fort Williams Park, the tower provided ...

Maine's 65 historic lighthouses beckon to visitors today just as they have drawn and guided ships into safe harbors for centuries along the state's rocky coastline. Portland Head Light ...

Maine has more than 60 lighthouses marking its shoreline. West Quoddy Lighthouse, the eastern most lighthouse in the United States ... as "Nubble Light," and Portland Head Lighthouse are two ...

The Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse located ... Pemaquid Point Light is a historic lighthouse located in Bristol ...

World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened ... includes 66 lighthouses built between 1791, when Portland Head Light became the first beacon along the coast, and 1910.