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Portland, Maine Maine's oldest light, built 1791, by direction of George Washington.
Hie me to thy haven, light, Beneath thy rocky lea As thou hast seen me hitherto Safe to the open sea.
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Narraguagus Bay, Maine built 1856, on Pond Island, Narraguagus Bay, Maine; privately owned since 1934; not a functioning light.
Some stand upon the outer rocks Whilst others bridge the bay, And some, their lights unwanted, But stand there in the way.
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Bass Harbor, Maine built 1858, southwest corner of Mt. Desert Island at entrance to Blue Hill Bay and Bass Harbor; has red, fourth-order lens.
On these hard rocks, by this cold sea, This small but rugged light Stands by the way to Blue Hill Bay And shines out red at night.
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West Quoddy Head Light
Lubec, Maine built 1807, on the eastermost point in the United States, just west of East Quoddy Head Light, Canada
East is east and west is west And neither one is mine, Where sea and shore meet evermore And know no other line. |