- 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
- 14 Must-See Lighthouses Around the U. S. - National Trust for Historic . . .
Here at the National Trust, we "shore" love our lighthouses They span from coast to coast and often pop up in the unlikeliest of places — including the most northwesterly point of the lower 48 United States, the bustling metropolis of Boston, and even one of the Great Lakes
- 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 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
- 10 Oldest Lighthouses in the United States
While lighthouses in the United States may not be the oldest lighthouses in the world, the country’s oldest lighthouses predate the formation of the United States The very first American lighthouse was built in 1716 and served as a template for the other early lighthouses, which were all built in the original Thirteen Colonies
- Lighthouse Friends
Lighthouse pictures, photographs, maps, directions, GPS coordinates, and histories for U S lighthouses
- Lighthouses Lookouts (U. S. National Park Service)
More than two centuries ago, Congress called for lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers to be built for the safety of the public and seafarers Since then, lighthouses have become an integral part of America’s maritime heritage Farther inland, fire towers and lookouts keep watch over miles of forested landscape
- US-Lighthouses. com - The best source for lighthouse info
US-Lighthouses is one of the most comprehensive sources for lighthouse information, lighthouse history, photos, and directions to lighthouses (GPS coordinates)
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