SALLY CALDWELL FISHER - PORTLAND HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
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Sally Caldwell Fisher - Portland Head Lighthouse - Hand Signed - Limited Edition Canvas - Image Size: 23"w X 18"h. Limited Edition Of: 50 - Maine Is Home To Many Of The Nationās Oldest Lighthouses. One Of The Most Picturesque Is Cape Elizabethās Magnificent 200-year-old Portland Head. The Rich And Colorful History Of This 72-foot Tower Makes It One Of The Countryās Most Photographed Lighthouses. At The Urging Of George Washington, The Federal Government Took Over The Construction And Operation Of Lighthouses And The First Congress Of The Newborn Country Appropriated $1500 To Complete The Building Of Portland Head Light. With This Authorization, Portland Head Light Was The Second Lighthouse To Be Commissioned By The New Government And First Shone Its Light On January 10, 1791. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Would Sit On The Rocks On The South Side Of The Beacon And Write, Exploiting The Pointās Serenity. Today The Isolated Spot Where Longfellow Penned His Famous Lighthouse Poem Is One Of Maineās Most Popular Tourist Attractions.
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SALLY CALDWELL FISHER - PORTLAND HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
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