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Portland Breakwater Light

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The Portland Breakwater Light (also called Bug Light) is a small lighthouse in South Portland, Maine. [1]

15 relations: Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Corinthian order, Liberty ship, Light characteristic, Lighthouse, Maine, National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine, New England Shipbuilding Corporation, Shipbuilding, South Portland, Maine, Spring Point Ledge Light, Thomas Ustick Walter, United States Capitol, World War II.

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the award of first prize in 335/334 BCE to one of the performances he had sponsored.

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Corinthian order

The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture.

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Liberty ship

Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II.

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Light characteristic

A light characteristic is a graphic and text description of a navigational light sequence or colour displayed on a nautical chart or in a Light List with the chart symbol for a lighthouse, lightvessel, buoy or sea mark with a light on it.

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Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

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Maine

Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine.

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New England Shipbuilding Corporation

The New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a shipyard located in the city of South Portland, Maine, United States.

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Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels.

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South Portland, Maine

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state, incorporated in 1898.

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Spring Point Ledge Light

Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor.

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Thomas Ustick Walter

Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 – October 30, 1887) was an American architect, the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s.

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United States Capitol

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Breakwater_Light

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