Pemaquid Lighthouse

Maine in the Rain

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July 8th 2009
Tuesday, 7 July We continued to follow US 1 north. At Damariscotta we took 130 south to Pemaquid Point andthe Pemaquid Lighthouse. It was a fairly long drive down there and back, so I decided no more really out of the way lighthouses. The Pemaquid Light was really pretty, but the day is cold, overcast and blustery with intermittant showers. Yesterday's blue ocean is gray and rough today. A ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more