Historical Materials: Flags, Lighthouses, & Navigation Aids

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Flags, Lighthouses, & Navigation Aids

American ensign / flag

Beacons / Monuments / Spindles

Camden, Maine – Negro (Curtis) Island Light

Castine, Maine – Dice (Dyce) Head Lighthouse

Gloucester, Mass. - "Ten Pound Island Light

Gloucester, Mass. – Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse

Gloucester, Mass. – Eastern Point Light

Mount Desert, Maine – Mount Desert Rock Light

New Bedford, Mass. - Clarks Point Light

Northeast Harbor, Maine – Bear Island Lighthouse

Portland Harbor, Maine – Portland Head Light

Rockland Harbor, Maine – Owl's Head Light

Rockport, Mass. - Thacher Island Twin Lighthouses

Signal Systems (Flags & Maritime Codes)

Vinalhaven, Maine – Saddleback Ledge Light

York, Maine – Boon Island Light

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Citation: "Flags, Lighthouses, & Navigation Aids." In Fitz Henry Lane Online. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum. www.fitzhenrylaneonline.org/historical_material/?type=Flags%2C+Lighthouses%2C+%26+Navigation+Aids (accessed on July 30, 2025).