Download or read book Lighthouses of Maryland and Virginia written by Bob Trapani and published by . This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Mid Atlantic Coast written by Elinor De Wire and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the history and preservation of lighthouses has never been stronger. Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast details the history of lighthouses and much more, and shows why these structures continue to fascinate us. Discover what life for lighthouse keepers was really like. Learn about the history of U.S. colonial lighthouses and the role lighthouses have played in several wars. Meet the brave, nefarious, and colorful characters who served as lighthouse keepers and government overseers. Learn about lighthouse technology and architecture and find out how these treasures are being preserved.
Download or read book Maryland s Lighthouses written by Cathy Taylor and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Colonial times, as the Chesapeake Bay and larger rivers became vital shipping channels, the need arose to mark Maryland's dangerous shoals and waterways. Lighthouses sprang up throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, including wood-framed cottages placed upon screw pile foundations that stood offshore in the unforgiving waters. Most of these unique structures did not survive, lost tragically to ice that also occasionally claimed the lives of the keepers who faithfully tended them and rescued mariners in trouble. With the advent of electricity and GPS, many beacons succumbed to vandalism and neglect, leaving a fraction remaining.
Download or read book The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake written by Robert De Gast and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text features a sequence of 32 photographic essays, documenting in 170 haunting images each of the lighthouses still standing along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. For each lighthouse there is a photograph of the structure in its setting, a view looking out from the lighthouse, and a close-up of some singular detail of the building. The text discusses how and why the lighthouses were built, important events in their history, and in some cases the lives of their keepers. The sequence of lighthouses follows an imaginary journey around the Bay, starting at Cape Henry, site of the oldest existing light.
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations of Virginia written by Patrick Evans-Hylton and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the grand history of lighthouses and lifesaving stations across the Atlantic coast of Virginia, from the richly historic Old Cape Henry Light and the candy-striped Assateague Light on the state's Eastern Shore to the tales of the men of the United States Life-Saving Service, the forerunner of today's Coast Guard. Original.
Download or read book Maryland Lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay written by Francis Ross Holland and published by Maryland Historical &. This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maryland Lighthouses of the Chesapeake written by Maryland. Commission to Save Lighthouses and published by . This book was released on 1993* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Mid Atlantic Coast written by Paul Eric Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mid Atlantic Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes readers on a regional tour of 49 lighthouses and 4 lightships from the Hudson River to Chesapeake Bay. Featuring the masterful photographs of Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones compelling narratives, these magnificent books are histories, guidebooks, and celebrations of the lighthouses of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Profiles include complete details on directions and visiting hours. (8 1/2 X 11, 86 pages, maps, color and b/w photos, bibliography, index)
Download or read book Maryland Lighthouses of the Chesapeake written by Maryland. Commission to Save Lighthouses and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lighthouse Establishment Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains inspection reports of Chesapeake Bay lighthouses and lightships: Bodkin Light, Bodkin Island, Md.; Cape Henry Light, Virginia Beach, Va.; Clay Island Light, near the Bohemia River, Md.; Concord Point Light, Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, Md.; Cove Point Light, Patuxent River, Solomons, Md.; Fogs Point Light, Smith Island, middle of Chesapeake Bay, Md.; Hoopers Straits Light, Tangier Sound, St. Michaels, Md.; Lazaretto Light, Patapsco River, Baltimore, Md.; Little Walls Island Light; Little Walter Island Light, Chesapeake Bay.
Download or read book Bay Beacons written by Linda Turbyville and published by Eastwind Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First and foremost, Bay Beacons is a book for lovers of the Chesapeake Bay - for those who sail its waters and for those who delight in its shores. For these bay explorers, the lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay symbolize continuity with the past, with both its natural and human history. Book jacket.
Download or read book North American Lighthouses Coloring Book written by John Batchelor and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-02-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed drawings re-create 36 famous lighthouses of the United States and Canada, including those in Cape Hatteras, Montauk Point, Cape Cod, West Quoddy Head, Tybee Island, and other places along the shorelines of North America. Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse.
Download or read book The Old Lighthouse at Cape Henry Virginia written by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Norfolk Branch and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southern Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Maryland shore to the Florida Panhandle and across the Gulf Coast, the 50 lighthouses profiled in this volume have stood sentinel through a thousand stormy nights. In magnificent photos and in fascinating narrative, this beautiful book captures the tumultuous history and enigmatic power of these life-saving beacons of the sea. 85 photos, 55 in color. 5 maps.
Download or read book Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse A Chesapeake Bay Icon written by David Gendell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the hard-packed shoal at Thomas Point menaced Chesapeake Bay mariners. Even after two separate stone towers were built on the shoreline, sailors continued to request a light at the end of the mile-long shoal. When a new lighthouse was finally approved in 1873, experts deemed its novel design too fragile for the location--it was built anyway. Long overdue and of an inappropriate design, the iconic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was lit in November 1875 and continues to serve mariners. Thomas Point is the last Chesapeake Bay screwpile-style lighthouse in its original location and one of only twelve American lighthouses designated as a National Historic Landmark. Join Annapolis sailor David Gendell as he explores Thomas Point.
Download or read book LIst of All Existing U S Lighthouses written by and published by The Lighthouse People. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
