The Jones Point Lighthouse

Shedding Light on a Landmark

In the 1850's, Alexandria was one of the busiest seaports in the Chesapeake region. To help guide Potomac River ship traffic, the federal government built the Jones Point lighthouse, illuminating the beacon for the first time ...

The Great Lighthouse

Home to progressive thinkers and welcoming to reformist speakers, the Wesleyan Chapel was known as the “Great Light House.”

In 1843, amidst emerging local and national controversy over freedom of speech, the role of women, temperance, and the morality of slavery, ...

The Lighthouse & Informer / John H. McCray

(Front text)

The Lighthouse & Informer, long the leading black newspaper in S.C., was a weekly published here from 1941 to 1954 by journalist and civil rights advocate John Henry McCray (1910-1997). McCray, who founded and paper “so our people ...

The Wind Point Lighthouse

To assist navigation around the point into Racine harbor, the Wind Point Lighthouse began functioning in 1880 with a kerosene lamp, focused and magnified by a third order Fresnel lens. Its light could be seen for 19 miles.

At 108 feet, ...

100th Anniversary of the Sea Girt Lighthouse

Commemorating the

100th Anniversary

of

the Sea Girt Lighthouse

1896 – 1996

Dedicated Dec. 10, 1996

Marker is at the intersection of Beacon Blvd. and Ocean Blvd., on the left when traveling east on Beacon Blvd..

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Fenwick Island Lighthouse

The Fenwick Island Lighthouse

Erected 1858

In operation from 1859 to 1978

as an official aid to navigation

Transferred to Delaware, 1981

Restored, 1982 – 1983, by The Friends of

the Fenwick Island Lighthouse under the

leadership of W. Paul Pepper, President

With the assistance of:

The State ...

The Lighthouse at Stony Point

In the 19th century, improved navigational aids were required, as the number of commercial vessels increased. In 1825, the Erie Canal was opened, allowing ships to sail from the Great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Hudson ...

The Story of a Lighthouse

The Hudson River was essential to the history and economic development of New York. The river provided food for early settlers and is still an important waterway for commerce, which led to the expansion and growth of the City. The ...

The Little Red Lighthouse

Fort Washington Park

The Little Red Lighthouse stopped being used as a functional lighthouse long ago, but over the years this 40-foot-high structure has become a beacon of another kind. Located underneath the George Washington Bridge along this treacherous section of ...