SEPTEMBER 5
Sunset tours of Portland Observatory, Thursday Sept. 5 from 5 to 8 pm From here, Captain Lemuel saw the Enterprise towing the Boxer into port after the battle. Moody
SEPTEMBER 5
Boxer & Enterprise Lecture with Herb Adams Thursday Sept. 5 7 to 9 pm.
SEPTEMBER 6
First Friday, Thundered Over the Tide Exhibit opening Friday, Sept. 6, 5 to 8 pm. Maine Historical Society hosts exhibit with objects and documents related to the naval battle and the joint funeral procession which followed. The exhibit, taking its name from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "My Lost Youth."
SEPTEMBER 7
Eastern Cemetery Tours Saturday, Sept. 7, 10:30 am. The burial ground, dating back to 1668, is steeped in Portland's history and is the final resting places of both Capt. Burrows and Capt. Blyth. Learn about the history of the cemetery, types of stones, mortuary art and the lives of those interred here.
--Brock-Perry
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