Earliest Maritime Signal Station - Portland, ME
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YoSam.
N 43° 39.930 W 070° 14.897
19T E 399359 N 4835478
An observatory, signal tower, and historic and engineering landmark.
Waymark Code: WMKC0R
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2014
Views: 6
County of sign: Cumberland County
Location of marker: 138 Congress St., Munjoy Hill, Portland
Erected by: American Society of Civil Engineers
Date sign erected: 2006
Marker Text:
NATIONAL HISTORIC ENGINEERING LANDMARK
PORTLAND OBSERVATORY, PORTLAND, MAINE
BUILT 1807
One of the
earliest maritime signal stations in the United States. This tower is unique i its engineering design and construction and contributed to the prosperity of Portland Harbor as a vital center of maritime commerce during the
"Golden Age of Sail"
Type of documentation of superlative status: Historic Landmark Marker
Location of coordinates: Portland Observatory, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Maine
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