Keywords: U.S. Lighthouse Service
Item 16416
Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859
Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 37511
Lighthouse automation, Lubec, 1988
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1988-06-30 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"… survived the transition as the old Lighthouse Service merged with the U. S. Coast Guard in 1939."
Site Page
"… by the British • Boundary between Canada and U.S.; Campobello and Lubec established 1820 • Maine separates from Mass."
Story
Saga of a Sub Chaser S.C. 268 along Maine Coast
by DANIEL R CHRISTOPHER
A look back at a Sub Chaser Crew on duty along the Maine coastline near the end of World War I