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The Portland Observatory, in-built 1807 at Portland, Maine, is that the last living maritime signal tower within the us. Exploitation each a telescope and signal flags, two-way communication between ship And shore was attainable many hours before an incoming vessel reached the docks.
The 86-foot (26 m) tall observatory (7 stories) is polygon and lighthouse-shaped, with a stone base, and stands 222 feet (68 m) higher than water level. The observatory’s ‘lantern’ (cupola) enclosed a P & J Dolland Achromatic optical telescope, that might determine ships thirty miles (48 km) to ocean. That telescope disappeared from the observatory in 1939.
Greater Portland Landmarks, a non-profit organization, maintains the building. Radio-controlled tours with discussion concerning the history of the building and also the neighborhood area unit provided by volunteer docents from Memorial Day to Discovery Day for alittle fee.
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