Keywords: Portland Head Light
Item 148231
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-06-18 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print
Item 13549
Lens for Portland Head Light, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Museum at Portland Head Date: circa 1900 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass and brass
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club
In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy
"1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital The demand for a hospital was so great that Bishop Walsh decided to establish a new one."
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2
"1941Northern Light Mercy Hospital Mercy’s expansion allowed it to continue to be at the forefront of twentieth-century medical enhancements."
Story
making light
by David Johansen
My relationship with Maine and how and why I make neon lights here.
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
