Maine · United States of America
Portland Head Light
- Built
- Structure
- Conical rubble-stone tower, brick lined
- Height
- 24 m · focal plane 31 m
- Characteristic
- Fl W 4s
43°37′23″N 70°12′28″W
Construction was ordered by George Washington, who told the masons to build it from the fields and shores around the site because the new government was poor. The first keeper lit sixteen whale-oil lamps in 1791, and worked two years without a salary.