Download or read book Cape Henry First United States Lighthouse written by Norma Elizabeth and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurately researched, this publication is full of little-known details about Cape Henry, the first lighthouse paid for by a fledgling nation after it took over all aids to navigations in 1789. It also covers the lifesaving station, Ft. Story, and the people involved with the rich history of this area.

Download or read book Cape Henry Lighthouse Virginia Beach Va written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States written by George Rockwell Putnam and published by Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company. This book was released on 1917 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cape Henry Lighthouse written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-27 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first public works project of the new Federal Government. This collection of documents traces the history of the lighthouse from when it was first proposed in 1720, through construction, and during its operation as an aid to navigation at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay until replaced in 1881.

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 Historically Famous Lighthouses written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide to Historically Famous Lighthouses in the United States written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Documents Related to the Cape Henry Lighthouse 225th Anniversary of the Lighthouse Act Edition written by Christopher Pieczynski and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first public works project of the new Federal Government. This collection of documents traces the history of the lighthouse from when it was first proposed in 1720, through construction, and during its operation as an aid to navigation at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay until replaced in 1881.

Download or read book Documents Related to the Cape Henry Lighthouse written by Christopher Pieczynski and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first public works project of the new Federal Government. This collection of documents traces the history of the lighthouse from when it was first proposed in 1720, through construction, and during its operation as an aid to navigation at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay until replaced in 1881.

Download or read book Historic Lighthouse Preservation Handbook written by and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1997 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book United States Lighthouse Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Special Subcommittee on Lighthouse Service and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book When the Southern Lights Went Dark written by Mary Louise Clifford and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Confederacy extinguished the lights in all the lighthouses it controlled long before any shots were fired at Fort Sumter. When the Southern Lights Went Dark: The Lighthouse Establishment During the Civil War tells the story of the men who assumed the daunting task of finding the lenses and lamps, repairing deliberate destruction to the towers and lightships, and relighting them as soon as the Navy could afford them protection. From Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Light, Jupiter Inlet to Tybee Island, St. Simons to Cockspur Island and others, these are the stories from a unique era in United States lighthouse history. Unlike in peace time, when military officers filled the posts of engineer and inspector in each lighthouse district, civilians had to be found who were not only talented enough to build and maintain lighthouses, but also could supervise a party of workmen and make decisions on their own. Those men in the field had to find keepers, see that they were paid, and ensure they had food, water, and essential supplies. The Lighthouse Board was far away in Washington and could do little more than give advice, order needed equipment, record the dispatches from the field, and pay the bills it received. From Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Light, Jupiter Inlet to Tybee Island, St. Simons to Cockspur Island and others, these are the stories from a unique era in United States lighthouse history.

Download or read book Hudson River Lighthouses written by Hudson River Maritime Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses were built on the Hudson River in New York between 1826 to 1921 to help guide freight and passenger traffic. One of the most famous was the iconic Statue of Liberty. This fascinating history with photos will bring the time of traffic along the river alive. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902. Hudson River Lighthouses invites readers to explore these unique icons and their fascinating stories.

Download or read book United States Lighthouse Service written by United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Old Lighthouse at Cape Henry Virginia written by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities 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 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