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Browns Head Light

Browns Head Light is a lighthouse in Vinalhaven, Maine. Established in 1832, it is an active aid to navigation, marking the southern side of the western entrance to the Fox Island Thoroughfare, a busy strait separating Vinalhaven Island from North Haven. The present lighthouse was built in 1857; and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Browns Head Light Station" on January 27, 1983. Description and history The Maine town of Vinalhaven occupies a large eponymous island in the south center of Penobscot Bay. The island is studded with inlets and peninsulas, and is just south of North Haven, the other major island of the Fox Islands group, from which it is separated by the Fox Island Thoroughfare. Browns Head is a promontory near the western entrance to the Thoroughfare, and the lighthouse is located on its western shore. The lighthouse is a cylindrical granite structure with a six-sided lantern house, 18 feet (5.5 m) in height, standing with its light about 37 feet (11 m) above sea level. The light has a range of 15 miles (24 km). It is connected by a short covered passageway to the keeper's house, a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure. A light station first went into operation at this location in 1832. The present tower dates to 1857, and was originally equipped with a fifth-order Fresnel lens. The light was automated in 1987, and remains an active aid to navigation. The light is a well-preserved example of a pre-Civil War lighthouse complex. In popular culture Folk singer John McCutcheon has a song entitled Old Brown's Head Light. The lighthouse features prominently in the 1988 Italian thriller Qualcuno in ascolto starring Vincent Spano. See also Goose Rocks Light, marking the eastern end of the Fox Island Thoroughfare National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine References
Phare de Browns Head

Le phare de Browns Head (en anglais : Browns Head Light) est un phare actif situé à Browns Head (ceb) sur Vinalhaven, dans le Comté de Knox (État du Maine). Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 27 janvier 1983 . Histoire Un premier phare a été mis en service en 1832 sur la côte ouest de Vinalhaven. La tour actuelle date de 1857 et était, à l'origine, équipée d'une lentille de Fresnel de cinquième ordre. Le feu a été automatisé en 1987 et reste une aide active à la navigation. Il est un exemple bien préservé d’une station de signalisation maritime d’avant la guerre de Sécession. Il est la propriété de l'American Lighthouse Foundation . Description Le phare est une tour cylindrique en brique, avec une galerie et une lanterne à six côtés de 6 m de haut, reliée à une maison de gardien en bois par un passage couvert. La tour est peinte en blanc et la lanterne est noire. Son feu fixe émet, à une hauteur focale de 12 m, une lumière continue blanche dont la portée est de 14 milles nautiques (environ 26 km). Il possède aussi un double feu à secteurs rouge d'une portée de 11 milles nautiques (environ 20 km). Il est équipé d'une corne de brume émettant un blast par période de 10 secondes. Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-088 ; USCG : 1-3965 - Amirauté : J0110 . Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Browns Head Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Maine Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Maine Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Eastern Maine (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Southern Maine (en) Maine - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) Maine - Online list of lights (en) Browns Head Lighthouse - Lightphotos.net (en) Browns Head Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Brunswick station (Maine)

Brunswick station is a transportation hub and real estate development in Brunswick, Maine. The development was built on the vacant lots surrounding the railroad junction between Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, and Rockland. The station is served by the Amtrak Downeaster. History The first steps of the project began on August 20, 1998, when the Town of Brunswick purchased the land that the development is on for $655,000. Not until 2004 (four years after Amtrak began the Downeaster's Boston-Portland service) did the town begin to consider creating a commercial development around a train station. On May 28, 2008, the planning board approved the final plan for the station. The plan, developed by JHR Development of Maine, was submitted on January 15, 2008. The current plan was scaled down from the original proposal. Ground was broken for the station on October 18, 2008. A branch of the Bowdoin College bookstore opened in one of the buildings constructed as part of phase I of the development on October 30, 2009. Construction of Building Three (connected to the platform) was completed in 2009, along with site work and preparation for the other buildings, including Building Four, which hosts the train station. In December 2010, construction began on Building Four (designed by Gawron Turgeon Architects, and built by Wright Ryan Construction). Mid Coast Hospital's Primary Care & Walk-In Clinic is the anchor tenant in this 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) development. On January 28, 2010, the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority received approval for a $35 million grant from the federal government to fund track and signal upgrades for the Portland-Brunswick line. Pan Am Railways began work on the line in spring 2010. Passenger train station The station serves as a terminus for Amtrak's Downeaster service. The station is staffed by volunteers. In 2012, Amtrak built a longer high-level platform in preparation for the extension of Downeaster service. Service to Freeport and Brunswick began on November 1, 2012. Maine Eastern Railroad operated passenger service between Brunswick and Rockland from 2004 to 2015. Maine Eastern used the open lot on Cedar Street prior to the construction of the first phase of Brunswick station when it began boarding passengers from a portable platform at the beginning of the 2010 season. Limited Brunswick–Rockland excursion service was operated in 2023, but plans for a trial of regular weekend service did not come to fruition. References External links Media related to Brunswick station (Maine) at Wikimedia Commons Brunswick Station – Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Brunswick Maine Street Station – Amtrak Brunswick Maine Street Station – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
Gare de Brunswick-Maine Street

La gare de Brunswick-Maine Street est une gare ferroviaire des États-Unis située à Brunswick dans l'État du Maine. Situation ferroviaire Histoire La gare est mise en service le 1er novembre 2012. Service des voyageurs Accueil Desserte Elle est desservie par une liaison longue-distance Amtrak : le Downeaster: Boston - Brunswick (Maine) La Maine Eastern Railroad opère une liaison saisonnière passagers entre Brunswick et Rockland grâce au Mid-Coast Limited. La ligne est utilisée toute l'année par un service fret. Notes et références Voir aussi Article connexe Liste des gares d'Amtrak Lien externe (en) Brunswick, ME (BRK) Portail du chemin de fer en Amérique du Nord Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Bucksport station

The Bucksport Railroad Station is a historic railroad station on Main Street in Bucksport, Maine. The station was built in 1874 by the European and North American Railway, and is one of a small number of surviving rural railroad stations in Maine. It is now home to the Bucksport Historical Society Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Description and history The station is a rectangular wood frame structure, 1-1/2 stories in height, with a gable roof that has extended eaves and gables supported by knee brackets. The exterior is sheathed in clapboards, and the building rests on a granite foundation. The long southern facade originally faced a railroad platform, and is organized into seven bays. The leftmost (western) bay provided a window for the ticket office, the next four bays housed windows and a door for the passenger waiting area, and the last two bays housed a window and a wide door for the freight area. The northern facade, facing Main Street, is similarly arranged, except the ticket office door is in the bay furthest west. The narrow ends of the building both have three windows, two in the first level and one in the half story. The European and North American Railway (E&NR) was founded in 1851 with the objective of providing rail service between Portland, Maine and Canso, Nova Scotia as a means of shortening sea travel times between North America and Europe, and to facilitate the movement of goods between the various colonies of British North America (now Canada). The principal line intended to provide this service ran via Bangor, and the company in the early 1870s built a narrow-gauge spur line to Bucksport in response to a local petition. This station was built in 1874 to serve this line. The E&NR failed a few years later, and the route was locally operated until it was consolidated into the Maine Central Railroad in 1884. The station is now home to the Bucksport Historical Society, which has offices and a museum on the premises. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine References External links Maine Memory Network: Bucksport Historical Society
Burnt Island Light

The Burnt Island Light, built in 1821, is the second oldest surviving lighthouse in Maine. It hosts a living history museum run by the state Department of Marine Resources. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Burnt Island Light Station on November 23, 1977. History Burnt Island lies at the western entrance to Boothbay Harbor, a large natural harbor with the town of the same name at its northeastern corner. The island took its name from the practice of burning the island's vegetation in order to keep the land clear for sheep grazing. Funds for building a light for Boothbay Harbor were appropriated in March 1821, and a petition by town officials and pilots for a lighthouse on the island met with purchase of the island within a few days. A granite rubble tower, lined with brick, was erected, together with a stone keeper's house, and late that summer the light was first exhibited, using the system of whale oil lamps and parabolic reflectors typical of the time. The original keeper's house was replaced in 1857 with the frame house that survives today; a covered walkway joined the house and the tower. At the same time a fourth order Fresnel lens was installed, the first of many changes in the lighting and characteristic of the beacon. The original characteristic was a fixed white light; the intent of the light was to attract traffic to the harbor, not to warn of danger. In 1888, the light was blocked in sector to the southwest to prevent it from being seen by traffic coming up the coast from the south until they had cleared the Cuckolds, a pair of rocky islands at the mouth of Booth Bay. A year later the characteristic was changed again, this time to fixed red with two white sectors indicating the safe channels to either side of Squirrel Island. This brought about confusion with the Ram Island Light (built in 1883), and in 1901 the fixed light was removed and replaced with a rotating beacon consisting of a square box with a lens on each face. This lens served until 1962, when it was retired to a museum and replaced with an electrified beacon. It was the last lighthouse in Maine to be converted from kerosene. A pyramidal wooden tower was constructed in 1895 to hold a fog bell. This was demolished in 1962 when the bell was moved to a metal frame and rung with an electric striker instead of clockwork. The station was automated in 1988, one of the last Maine stations to be manned. Museum In 1998, the island and light station were transferred to the State of Maine Department of Marine Resources as part of the Maine Lighthouse Program. The buildings have been restored, as far as possible, to their 1950s condition, and in 2003 a living history program was inaugurated. See also List of islands of Maine National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine References External links Burnt Island Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine at Maine Department of Marine Resources website Lighthouse friends entry Burnt Island Light History
Маяк острова Бернт

Маяк острова Бернт (англ. Burnt Island Light) — маяк, расположенный на небольшом острове Бернт на входе в гавань города Бутбей-Харбор, округ Линкольн, штат Мэн, США. Построен в 1821 году. Автоматизирован в 1989 году. Второй по старшинству маяк штата Мэн после маяка Портленда. Название Название маяка и острова происходит от практики сжигания растительности для расчистки земли под пастбища для скота. История Средства на строительство маяка для города Бутбей-Харбор были выделены в марте 1821 года. Местом для строительства был выбран остров Бернт. На нем была возведена гранитная башня, облицованная кирпичом, также был возведен и дом смотрителя. Для освещения использовались лампы с китовым жиром. В конце лета 1821 года маяк был открыт. В 1857 году был построен новый дом смотрителя, а также крытый переход от дома к башне. В том же году на маяк установили линзы Френеля. Линзы были заменены на электрифицированный маяк в 1962 году. На маяке был колокол, предупреждающий корабли звуком в условиях тумана, который также в 1962 году был заменен на электрический сигнал. Маяк был автоматизирован Береговой охраной США в 1988 году. В 1998 вошел в программу «Маяки штата Мэн», в рамках которой маяк и дом смотрителя были восстановлены. А в 2003 году остров Бернт был превращен в музей под открытым небом в рамках программы «живая история». В 1988 году маяк был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест. Примечания
Calais Middle/High School

Calais Middle/High School (Calais or CMHS) is a public middle school and high school in Calais, Maine. The high school is located in Calais Education Park, near Washington County Community College and the St. Croix Regional Technical Center. Athletics CMHS has various varsity sports teams, including Baseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and field, Volleyball, and Wrestling. Extracurriculars CMHS has several extracurriculars, including Student Council, Drama, Yearbook Committee, a Civil Rights Team, United States Academic Decathlon, Skills USA, Skatepark Committee, School Climate Committee, Jobs For Maine's Graduates, Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, National Honor Society, and a Math Team. Notable alumni Lyn Mikel Brown, academic, author, and activist Vinton Cassidy, politician George M. Hanson, judge Harold H. Murchie, judge and politician Andrea Gibson, American poet and activist Notable staff Franklin W. Johnson, 15th president of Colby College and former principal References
Cape Elizabeth High School

Cape Elizabeth High School (CEHS) is a public high school in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. It is one of six schools in Maine to have been named a National Blue Ribbon School multiple times by the U.S. Department of Education. Academics The graduation rate for the Cape Elizabeth High School class of 2019 was 99 percent. The school offers high-level education through courses like CP Chemical Science and CP Biological Sciences (which may have been renamed to just CP Biological Science in 2021). Extracurricular activities About 90 percent of students were active in an extracurricular activity during the 2018–19 academic year. Athletics There are 36 teams at CEHS, 23 of which are varsity. Sports include soccer, football, field hockey, volleyball, golf, cross country, basketball, swimming and diving, indoor track, outdoor track, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, baseball, softball, lacrosse, outdoor track, tennis, and sailing. About 80 percent of students were active on an athletic team during the 2018–19 academic year. Clubs and activities Extracurricular activities include the National Honor Society, Boys'/Girls' State, Robotics Team, Math Team, Yearbook Committee, Prom Committee, Graduation Committee, Student Rescue, Amnesty International, Siddartha School Project, Gay/Straight Alliance, Ultimate Frisbee, and the BBQ Team. Budget and funding The budget of Cape Elizabeth High School is part of the $29,857,097 annual budget of the Cape Elizabeth School Department. The Cape Elizabeth Educational Foundation (CEEF) is a private not-for-profit charitable corporation that lends additional support to programming in all of the Cape Elizabeth Schools. Their mission statement reads (in part): "CEEF is committed to fostering innovation and excellence in the Cape Elizabeth school district by 1. Funding initiatives that fall outside the school budget; 2. Partnering with the school district to help achieve its vision; and 3. Building community-wide support for the benefit of our schools." Controversy In September 2019, a Cape Elizabeth High School student named Aela Mansmann left a sticky note reading "There's a rapist in our school and you know who it is" in one of the school's bathrooms, sparking panic among students. The school suspended her for bullying shortly after, provoking controversy among the community. Notable alumni Joan Benoit – American distance runner (born 1957) Ben Brewster – American professional soccer player (born 1992) Clare Egan – American biathlete (born 1987) Matt Rand – American distance runner (born 1991) Role Model – American singer-songwriter (born 1997) Notable teachers Heather Sanborn – attorney, businesswoman, Maine Public Advocate, member of the Maine Senate References
Capt. George Scott House

The Capt. George Scott House, also known locally as the Octagon House and the Collar Box House, is an historic octagon house on Federal Street in Wiscasset, Maine. Built in 1855, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972. Description and history The Scott House stands on the east side of Federal Street, overlooking the Sheepscot River to the east, a short way north of the center of Wiscasset. It is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry structure, built out of brick with sandstone trim. A single wood-frame ell extends to the rear of the house, toward the river, where it is joined to a barn that appears to be 5/8 of an octagon. The main block is covered by an eight-sided roof with an octagonal cupola at its center, with extended eaves adorned with modillions. The main entrance faces the street, and is sheltered by a porch supported by four chamfered square posts and covered by a modillioned roof. Windows are set in rectangular openings, with small single-pane windows in the upper half-story that have rounded corners. The interior retains many original features, and remnants of others, such as a part of a dumbwaiter used to bring food from the original basement kitchen to the dining room. The house was built in 1855, and was inspired by the work of Orson Squire Fowler, who promoted the design and construction of octagon houses, resulting in a construction fad in the 1850s and 1860s. It was built for George Scott, a Wiscasset native and successful ship's captain. A later resident was Edith Augusta Sawyer, an author of children's books. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine List of octagon houses References External links Media related to Capt. George Scott House at Wikimedia Commons
Casa del Capitano George Scott

La George Scott House, conosciuta anche come Octagon House e Collar Box House, è una storica casa ottagonale in Federal Street a Wiscasset, nel Maine. Costruita nel 1855, è stata iscritta nel Registro nazionale dei luoghi storici il 23 febbraio 1972. Descrizione e storia La Scott House si trova sul lato est di Federal Street, con vista sul fiume Sheepscot a est, a breve distanza dal centro di Wiscasset. È una struttura in muratura a 2-1/2 piani con finiture in arenaria. Una singola cornice in legno si estende sul retro della casa, verso il fiume, dove è unita a un fienile che sembra essere 5/8 di un ottagono. Il blocco principale è coperto da un tetto a otto lati con al centro una cupola ottagonale, con cornicioni estesi ornati da modilioni. L'ingresso principale si affaccia sulla strada ed è riparato da un portico, sorretto da quattro pali quadrati smussati e coperto da un tetto modellato. Le finestre sono disposte in aperture rettangolari, con piccole finestre a riquadro singolo nella metà del piano superiore con angoli arrotondati. L'interno conserva molte caratteristiche originali e resti di altre, come una parte di un montavivande utilizzato per portare il cibo dalla cucina, situata nel seminterrato originale, fino alla sala da pranzo. La casa fu costruita nel 1855, e si ispirò al lavoro di Orson Squire Fowler, che promosse la progettazione e la costruzione di case ottagonali, alimentando una moda negli anni '50 e '60 del XIX secolo. Fu costruita per George Scott, nativo di Wiscasset e capitano di successo. Un successivo inquilino fu Edith Augusta Sawyer, autrice di libri per bambini. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Casa del Capitano George Scott
Captain Holland House

The Captain Holland House is an historic house in Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1872, this three-story brick building is a fine local example of the Second Empire style. It was built by Daniel Holland, one of the city's leading industrialists. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Holland House is set at the western corner of College and Holland Streets, in a residential neighborhood between Lewiston's downtown area and the campus of Bates College. It is three stories tall, and three bays in width, with a dormered mansard roof providing the third story. A central projecting pavilion, which houses the main entrance, is topped by a truncated pyramidal roof, with a small gable and spire above. All of the front corner sections are finished in a brick version of quoining. The center entrance is topped by a round-arch fanlight and sheltered by an elaborate dentillated and bracketed portico. The flanking bays have polygonal projecting bays on the first level, with narrow windows topped by segmented arches, and similar dentillation and bracketing. Above the main entrance are a pair of narrow round-arch windows with stone keystones, while the windows above the side bays are wider and set in segmented-arch openings. The dormers in the mansard roof section are gabled and also elaborately treated. The house was built in 1872, and is one of Lewiston's fine examples of Second Empire architecture. Daniel Holland, for whom it was built, was a leading local industrial with interests in lumber and real estate. He served on Maine's Governor's Council in 1868, and also two terms in the state senate. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References