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Lighthouse - Wikipedia A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways
Lighthouse Friends This site includes photographs, directions, histories, and GPS coordinates garnered while personally visiting every lighthouse in the United States and nearly every lighthouse in Canada
Lighthouse Facts | The Lighthouse Preservation Society Lighthouses are built from wood, stone, brick, reinforced concrete, iron, steel, or aluminum They are designed to withstand local environmental conditions For example, tall skeletal lighthouses located in the Caribbean offer less surface area to hurricane-force winds and waves
Lighthouse Facts | United States Lighthouse Society First Lighthouse actually built by the Government of the United States - Cape Henry Light, Virginia, completed in 1792 The only Triangular-shaped lighthouse tower is Sullivan’s Island in Charleston, SC
History of Lighthouses in the United States To mark the entrance to the harbor and thereby benefit trade, a group of merchants petitioned the legislature for a lighthouse in 1713 Little Brewster was chosen as the site, and in 1716 the construction of Boston Light was completed—the oldest lighthouse site in North America [3]
Lighthouse | Definition, History, Equipment, Facts | Britannica lighthouse, structure, usually with a tower, built onshore or on the seabed to serve as an aid to maritime coastal navigation, warning mariners of hazards, establishing their position, and guiding them to their destinations
Lighthouse History – American Lighthouse Foundation A Lighthouse Needed on Little River Island-In an 1843 report to Congress, civil engineer I W P Lewis advocated for a lighthouse to be built on Little River Island in Cutler, Maine It wasn’t until March 1847 when Congress finally appropriated $5,000 for a light station at Little River
The Lighthouse Directory - The Publics Library and Digital Archive There is some diagreement among lighthouse fans as to whether there should be restrictions on the design of the building, but standard dictionaries in English all have some form of this simple definition: "A lighthouse is a tower carrying a light to guide mariners "
10 Oldest Lighthouses in the United States Newburyport Harbor Light, commonly called the Plum Island Lighthouse, was the 13 th lighthouse ever built in America The first lighthouse was lit in 1788 with a lantern burning whale oil At the time, Newburyport Harbor was one an important port for whaling, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade
Lighthouses of the National Park Service The National Park Service is steward to nearly 50 lighthouses and light stations in the United States In the map below, you can find out details about each one, including how to visit Select one of the essays for introductory information about various lighthouse topics