Fort Williams Park

Portland Head Light is a lighthouse inside Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Head light [sic] on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121.

Colonel Goddard was a businessman who commanded the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment for three months during the American Civil War.

[2] Following the acquisition of additional acreage by the Army in 1900, major expansions took place including a barracks, officers’ quarters, hospital, and more.

[3] Due to catching the tail-end of the war, the German Navy was no longer considered a threat, and many of the soldiers stationed would be sent to Europe.

Recreational facilities include two tennis courts, a basketball court,baseball diamond, a course for physical fitness, picnic tables and cookout facilities, a picnic shelter, and recreational opportunities for walking, running, and dog walking.