[DOC] [TLE] Portland Head Light - Wikipedia [PAR] Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light 
station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into 
Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 
1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. ... When Halfway Rock Light 
was built, Portland Head Light was considered... [DOC] [TLE] Legendary Lighthouses: Great Lighthouses-Maine - PBS [PAR] Portland Head Light, South Portland, ME - 1791 ... Built by authorization of 
George Washington: Maine's oldest light, Portland Head, was originally ... Shortly 
after the first Federal Congress convened in 1789, it passed one of its earliest 
federal ... and an impatient Washington authorized funds to complete the 12th 
lighthouse. [DOC] [TLE] Historic Light Stations - U.S. Coast Guard [PAR] The following year, the construction of revenue cutters were authorized. ... These 
appear in official records or have previously been set forth by various authors .... 
1791 The lighthouse on Portland Head, at the entrance to Portland Harbor, 
Maine, ... The Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first one built by the United States, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Administration of the Lighthouses in America by ... [PAR] The first colonial American aid to navigation, of which we have firm evidence, 
was the ... GA at the entrance to the Savannah River (1791); Portland Head, ME (
1791) and ... The keeper of the Seguin Lighthouse in Maine wrote to President .... 
The Congress also authorized the President to divide the Atlantic Coast into six... [DOC] [TLE] Portland Head Light history - New England Lighthouses: A Virtual ... [PAR] History of Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine ... Bryant resigned over 
the change, and Nichols finished the lighthouse in January 1791. ... lobbied for 
the appointment when the lighthouse was first built, became keeper in 1796. .... 
The U.S. Lighthouse Service Bulletin of September 1, 1916, reported that "
windows... [DOC] [TLE] Portland Head Lighthouse - the oldest lighthouse in Maine | Maine ... [PAR] Portland head Light, Maine is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. ..... 
was built on the site of the first lighthouse in what is now the United States. .... 
Located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine's oldest lighthouse (it dates to 1791) is also 
one of ...... The first of these lighthouses were placed at Cape Henry, Smith Point, 
Old... [DOC] [TLE] These 11 Historic Lighthouses In Maine Are ... - Only In Your State [PAR] Feb 14, 2016 ... To us, they feel like home. ... Nubble Light was built in 1879 and is the 
southernmost of our ... Portland Head has the distinction of being Maine's oldest 
lighthouse. Completed in January 1791, the original tower stood at 72 feet and 
was ... One of the most notable features of the historic tower is its many... [DOC] [TLE] 10 of the World's Most Iconic Lighthouses | Oyster.com [PAR] Mar 11, 2016 ... One of these places? ... Portland Headlight Lighthouse, Maine ... George 
Washington and built in 1791, the Portland Head Light (technically located in 
Cape Elizabeth) may be the most-photographed lighthouse in the United States. 
... First authorized in 1798, during John Adams' presidency, the Gay Head... [DOC] [TLE] THE EARLY LIGHTHOUSES OF THE U.S. - Pennsylvania Jack [PAR] This act also provided for the completion of the lighthouse at Portland Head, 
which ... Massachusetts colony in the area that would later become the state of 
Maine. ... Only two of these twelve lighthouses still exist and are in service - the 
one at ... the first in what would become the United States, and most likely the first 
built in... [DOC] [TLE] 12 Amazing Lighthouses of the World (PHOTOS) | The Weather ... [PAR] Apr 12, 2016 ... These towering beacons of the sea, which had to endure the worst weather, are 
still standing proud. ... By 1900, nearly 1,000 lighthouses had been built in the US
; and ... along the shores of Fort Williams Park

Question: Built in 1791, Portland Head Light in Maine was one of the first of these authorized by the U.S.
Answer: a lighthouse