"Spring Point" Ledge Lighthouse on a breakwater ledge in Casco Bay, at Portland Harbor, Portland, Maine.

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Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse on a breakwater ledge in Casco Bay, at Portland Harbor, Portland, Maine, was established in 1897. It is one of only a few of the "sparkplug" type lights in Maine. Though they are considered to look like the ignition spark plugs used gasoline or diesel engines, they are designed to handle extreme weather, including gale-force winds, tremendous waves, ice and whatever stresses nature can invent. The original light has stood against these forces for more than a century, while guiding mariners past the long breakwater shielding Portland Harbor.

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Size: 2847px × 4271px
Location: Casco Bay, Portland Harbor, Portland, Maine, USA
Photo credit: © Janice and Nolan Braud / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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