The rocky shores of Portland Head in Cape Elizabeth, Maine has been a strategic signaling point since 1776 when the town first posted 8 soldiers as look-out for any attack by British ships. By 1791 a lighthouse had been built with lamps to alert ships of the shoreline. Over the years lenses and lighting technology improvements were made and it remained in operation until 1989. This historic triple-lens naval signal lamp was another type of signaling light used for maritime communication. It was salvaged from a ship and reinstalled as an outdoor light and sound device in Fort Williams Park.

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