Two Lights State Park

Two Lights State Park is a public recreation area occupying 41 acres (17 ha) of headland on Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that offers views of Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

In addition to rocky headlands, the park includes the remains of a World War II–era seacoast battery bunker and a fire control tower.

The easternmost light is still active; the other was decommissioned in 1924, served as a fire control tower in World War II, and is now a private home.

Edward Hopper made one of the towers the subject of his 1929 painting The Lighthouse at Two Lights,[4] which was used on a U.S. postage stamp in 1970 commemorating the sesquicentennial of Maine statehood.

However, in 2001 the Navy determined that Eagle 56 was torpedoed by U-853, a German U-boat that was later sunk in the Battle of Point Judith, Rhode Island on 5–6 May 1945, two days before Germany's surrender.

The rocky shoreline of Two Lights State Park with the open ocean beyond it.
Looking towards the Atlantic Ocean from Two Lights State Park
6-inch gun on shielded barbette carriage at Fort Columbia State Park , Washington state . This was the type of gun the battery at Two Lights would have had if armed.