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Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth, despite its name, doesn’t have any actual lighthouses in it. In 1961, the land was purchased by the federal government and opened as a state park. The park features 41 acres of rocky headlands and gorgeous views of Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
These photos from 1940 were taken in the vicinity of Two Lights.
1940: Coast Guard crew with rowboat “Cape Elizabeth,” near Two Lights. Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives1940: Milledge C. Randall. Coast Guard, near Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth. Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives1940: Lighthouse near Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth. Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives
See more photos of life in Maine from our archives here.
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