Download or read book Tillamook Light written by James A. Gibbs and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lighthouse keeper has gone the way of the iceman and blacksmith, but in the case of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, the story remains—a complete history of “Terrible Tilly,” seasoned with salty drama and some hilarious adventure. Gibbs, a former Coastguardsman stationed at the infamous rock off Oregon’s north-west shores, knows that wild crag from the inside out, and he has supplemented his account with what happened before he arrived on the scene, and since closure of the light in 1957. Since 1881, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse had been a major factor in marine navigation, from commercial sailing-vessel days down to the age of nuclear-propelled ships. Rightfully famous, the rock has rarely been visited because of its inaccessibility, but countless thousands have gazed at this awesome monolith from shore-side, or shipboard, especially during stormy weather when breakers beat unmercifully against its encrusted crags, and a raging, roiling sea appears determined to break the rock in half.... Of all the lighthouses that dot the shores of the world, few can match the heroic setting of Tillamook Rock, or the turbulent and colorful history of its lighthouse.
Download or read book The Light Station on Tillamook Rock written by Madeline DeFrees and published by Arrowood Books (OR). This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tillamook Rock Lighthouse written by Brian D. Ratty and published by Sunset Lake Publishing . This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses and their Keepers have gone the way of the blacksmith and the milkman. Nevertheless, the weathered relic one mile off shore of Oregon's Tillamook Head reminds us of the once-powerful sentinel Tillamook Rock Lighthouse and her seventy-seven years of service, keeping the sea lanes open and seafarers safe. The brave men who stood duty on the light station learned quickly what isolation was all about, and many of them considered it the loneliest job in the world. The lighthouse earned the nickname "Terrible Tilly," due to the shattering experiences of the people on the monolith during horrific, pounding storms. With no way off the Rock, and no way to call for help, all the Keepers could do was "ride it out." This is the story of those who built it, those who manned it, and those who paid the ultimate price to keep the beacon burning. This is the fascinating history and tales of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, tall, proud, and strong.
Download or read book Report Upon the Construction of Tillamook Rock Light Station Sea Coast of Oregon written by G. L. Gillespie and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tillamook Light written by Jim Gibbs and published by Binford & Mort Publishing. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Terrible Tilly Tillamook Rock Lighthouse written by Bert Webber and published by Webb Research Group. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brilliant Beacons A History of the American Lighthouse written by Eric Jay Dolin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating anecdotes" (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses—from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016
Download or read book Annual Report of the Light House Board of the United States to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Fiscal Year Ended written by United States. Light-House Board and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient and Modern Light houses written by David Porter Heap and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book List of Beacons Bouys and Day Marks on the Pacific Coast of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Light List written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book List of Lights and Fog Signals of the United States on the Pacific Coast of North America and on the Hawaiian and Midway Islands and of the Lights and Fog Signals of the Dominion of Canada on the Coast of British Columbia written by United States. Light-House Board and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book List of lights and fog signals of the United States on the Pacific coast of North America and on the Hawaiian Islands and of the lights and fog signals of the Dominion of Canada on the coast of British Columbia written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the Fiscal Year with Appendixes written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pacific Coast written by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
