Last Updated on August 14, 2026 by Sarah Wilson
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- Photo: Buoys on a Lobsterman’s Shack in Tremont, Maine
- Photo: Sunset at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece
- Photo: West Quoddy Head Light in Lubec, Maine
Built in 1791, at the direction of George Washington the Portland Head Light is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. The lighthouse, one of the most photographed in the world, stands at the entrance of Portland Harbor, within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine.