Item 174 - Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800

Item 174 - Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800
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Item 174
Signal flags, Portland, ca. 1800
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These flags were positioned atop the Portland Observatory to alert Portland's residents and shipowners of ships arriving in Portland Harbor.

Lemuel Moody, who built the Portland Observatory and was the caretaker at the time this document was created may be its author.

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