71st Transportation Battalion Vietnam Veterans 2016 Reunion
Portland, Maine
September 14 - September 18, 2016
Casco Bay Tour - Old Port Tour - Thursday, September 15th, 2016
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Boarding The Islander For Our Tour Of Casco Bay
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Below - Lighthouses Of Casco Bay
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Spring Point Ledge Light Of South Portland
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Spring Point Ledge Light of South Portland was built in 1897. In 1951 the Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of a granite breakwater that connects the lighthouse to the shore at Fort Preble. In 1960 the
lighthouse was automated. In 1998, Spring Point Ledge Light Trust accepted a ceremonial deed to formally transfer ownership of the lighthouse to the Trust. The US Coast Guard retains responsibility for the functions of
the lighthouse. It is the only lighthouse in the area you can go up inside (seasonally). It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ram Island Ledge Light was built in 1905 to protect sailors from dangerous underwater ledges surrounding Ram Island Ledge at the entrance to Portland Harbor. It is a twin of the Graves Light off Boston. The lighthouse
was built of granite quarried from Vinalhaven, Maine. It was automated in 1959 and converted to solar power in 2001. It is now privately owned.
Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth sits at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. Built in 1791, it's the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. The light station is automated, the tower, beacon
and foghorn are maintained by the US Coast Guard. The former lighthouse keepers' house is now a maritime museum at the Fort Williams Park, with a gift shop next door. It is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Snack Time At Portland Head Light - Fort Williams Park
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Continuing The Tour To The Old Port Area
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David Covert - Rick Rawlings
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Ronald Chavez - Bradley and Doris McInnis
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Diane - Thelma - Wilfred - Mike
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Joe Drinon - Tom Poston - Served Together In Vietnam
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Lilia Poston & Anne Drinon
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Laura - Gonzalo & Veronica - Tony Bracero
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Fort Gorges - The structure was begun in 1858, a year after Congress authorized funds, on Hog Island in Portland Harbor. By the end of the Civil War it was outdated with the invention of the rifle cannon that could destroy
its granite structure. Fort Gorges is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Currently owned by the City of Portland and uninhabited, it has no ferry service.
Since I Don't Have You - Don McLean - Early 80s
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The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States. Using both
a telescope and signal flags, two-way communication between ship and shore was possible several hours before an incoming vessel reached the docks. The tower was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006; it is
now managed by a local nonprofit as a museum, and is open to the public.
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