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Lubec: West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
Lubec: West Quoddy Head Lighthouse West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine.

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Lubec, town, Washington county, eastern Maine, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic coast just south of Eastport. The town includes the communities of Lubec, North Lubec, South Lubec, and West Lubec. Settled about 1780, it was part of Eastport until separately incorporated in 1811. It was named for Lübeck, Germany. Lubec has developed as a commercial centre for a resort and fishing area; sardines and locally farmed salmon are processed there. The Quoddy Head State Park (the easternmost point in the continental United States) has a lighthouse originally built in 1808 (rebuilt 1858). A bridge connects Lubec with Roosevelt Campobello ...(100 of 128 words)

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