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Information on houses and stations located in the United States which utilize a light beacon as a means of aiding maritime navigation.

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The American Lighthouse Foundation

For the preservation of historic lighthouses. Includes the New England Lighthouse Foundation.
http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/

A Brief History of New Dungeness Lighthouse

Vintage and contemporary photos plus narrative description on light situated on a spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca-Puget Sound in Washington state.
http://dungeness.com/lighthouse/history.htm

Greg's Lighthouse Page

Pictures of lighthouses around the Great Lakes and East Coast.
http://home.att.net/~grg71

Legendary Lighthouses

Photo gallery and information on lighthouses in the United States. From the Public Broadcasting Network series of the same name.
http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/

Lighthouses, Lightships and Aids to Navigation

Extensive information includes photos, history, data and statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/h_lhindex.html

Chesapeake Bay Lights

Indentification of architectural style and information on date built, order of lens and whether or not light is still in service.
http://www.lighthousegetaway.com/lights/chesapeake.html

New Jersey Lighthouse Society

A non-profit, educational corporation dedicated to the history and preservation of lighthouses everywhere, but particularly in the New Jersey, Delaware Bay and New York Harbor areas.
http://njlhs.burlco.org

Night Beacon

Lighthouse picture tour of the U.S. Great Lakes and Eastern coast, with history and locations. Locate lighthouses by map or list.
http://www.nightbeacon.com/

Tybee Island Light Station

Narrative history of the towers, lightkeepers' houses, Fresnel lens during the Civil War and related information. Located on Tybee Island, east of Savannah, Georgia.
http://tybeelighthouse.org/

North Carolina's Lighthouses

Photos and descriptions, plus information on driving tours to see the many lights of the Outer Banks.
http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouses.cfm

US Lighthouse Society

Chesapeake Chapter (Virginia and Maryland). Includes photos, maps, club information.
http://www.cheslights.org
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Oregon Lighthouses

Virtual tour with contemporary color photographs, historical information and data.
http://www.lighthousegetaway.com/lights/oregon.html

Virginia Lighthouses

Photographs and information from Phil Payette about existing and former lighthouses on the waterways and coast of Virginia.
http://members.aol.com/valights/index.htm

Outer Banks Lighthouse Society

Organized in 1994 to aid in the preservation of the lighthouses on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouse-society/

Towers of the Atlantic Coast

Information on lights from the Montauk Point Light at the tip of Long Island, New York south to St. Simons Light in Georgia.
http://www.lighthousegetaway.com/lights/atlantic.html

Rose Island Lighthouse

Photo and information for light located in Newport, Rhode Island.
http://www.maine.com/lights/rose-isl.htm

U. S. Lighthouses

Photos and narrative descriptions on many lights across the U.S.
http://www.us-lighthouses.org/

Pottawatomie Lighthouse

Extensive historical information on the structure and the keepers of the light, which is situated on Rock Island at the mouth of Green Bay in Wisconsin.
http://uniontel.net/~cmarlspc/History/index.html

Rod's Photo Gallery: Lighthouses

Rod Watson's photography of over 100 lighthouses across the U.S. A brief history and description of each light is included, and arranged geographically.
http://home.neo.rr.com/rodsphotogallery/Lighthouses/LighthouseIndex.html

Granite Island Light Station - Lake Superior

Photos, videos and history of the lighthouse plus information on its restoration.
http://www.graniteisland.com/

LiLee's Lighthouse Lane

Photos and information on rescued lights, lighthouse preservation and the lights of New England, New York and New Jersey.
http://members.tripod.com/~LiLeeC/

Rhonda and Doug's Lighthouse Page

Photographs of North Carolina's lighthouses, with historical notes on each.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Bluffs/2423/lighthouses.html

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The United States National Park Service gives the schedule and reasons for moving this lighthouse, with links.
http://www.nps.gov/caha/lrp.htm

Park Net: Lighthouse Heritage

Survey of historic light stations within the US National Park system: photograph, date and basic facts on construction given for each. Lighthouse lens inventory; lighthouses to visit, preservation.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/lt_index.htm

Lighthouse Friends

Photographs, description and history of U.S. lighthouses
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/

Craygo's Lighthouse Photographs

Photographs and description of Great Lakes lighthouses and the Kiluea lighthouse in Hawaii.
http://www.geocities.com/rhwilcox/index.html

Larry's Lights

Original photography and historical briefs of lighthouses, mainly in the Eastern U.S. Also provides links to other lighthouse-related websites and lighthouse web cams.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/larrylights

Lighthouses in the U.S.

Photos and information on lights located in the northeast, Florida and California.
http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/stateindex.htm

Lighthouses of the South

Guide to lighthouses in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Includes location maps, personal observations, history and illustrations.
http://www.bansemer.com/lighthouses.htm

Long Island Chapter, US Lighthouse Society

All volunteer, nonprofit organization established to assist in the restoration and preservation of the lighthouses of the Long Island, New York area.
http://www.LILighthouseSociety.org/

Lighthouses of North Carolina

Information on the major North Carolina lighthouses, including history, visitor information and driving directions.
http://www.carolinalights.com/

Lighthouses of America

Terry's personal page of expandable thumbnail photographs with brief histories of lighthouses in New Jersey and Martha's Vineyard.
http://iwaniw.netfirms.com/lights

Lighthouse Ratings.com

Profiles top-rated lighthouses for historic significance and other criteria.
http://www.lighthouseratings.com/

Gulf Coast Lighthouses

Pictures, history and location of lighthouses in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
http://www.coastlights.com/

United States Lighthouse Society

Nonprofit historical and educational organization provides information on programs, tours, projects and chapters.
http://www.uslhs.org/

Mike's Lighthouse Pages

Photos and information on lighthouses in California and Oregon.
http://members.aol.com/fairyfellr/index.html

Sand Island Lighthouse Preservation Group, Inc.

News and information on lighthouse located off Dauphin Island in Alabama.
http://www.sandislandlighthouse.com/

Cape Blanco Lighthouse

Photo, overview and information on light located in Port Orford, Oregon.
http://www.portorfordoregon.com/blanco.html

Historically Famous Lighthouses

U.S. Coast Guard provides list of U.S. lights with detailed information on each, plus a glossary of lighthouse terms.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g%2Dcp/history/h_famouslighthouses.html

Lightships of the U.S. Government

Photos, history, bibliography, lightship station assignments and a complete list of lightships by hull number with history on each. Provided by the U.S. Coast Guard.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g%2Dcp/history/Lightship_Index.html

Women Who Kept the Lights

A book by Mary Louise Clifford and J. Candace Clifford detailing the careers of 30 officially-appointed female lighthouse keepers who served from 1776 to 1947. Table of contents and excerpt provided.
http://users.sitestar.net/~cypress/women.htm

Boattalk's American Lighthouse Tour

Photos and information on selected lighthouses around the country.
http://www.boattalk.com/lighthouse/

Diamond Head and Makapuu Lights

Contemporary color photographs, basic facts and personal account of journey to lighthouses on Oahu, Hawaii.
http://www.geocities.com/janeyzee/oahulite.html

Southeast Shore Lighthouse, Oahu, Hawaii

1994 color photo from the America's Coastlines Collection of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/coastline/line0085.htm

Five Fingers Lighthouse in Frederick Sound, Alaska

1992 color photograph from the NOAA Corps Collection of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/corps/corp1975.htm

Nightbeacons

Nighttime photographs of lighthouses in California, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina.
http://www.nightbeacons.net

Lost Lighthouses

Text list, organized by state, of lighthouses no longer in existence.
http://www.angelfire.com/va3/keepthelightsshining/USLighthouses/LostLights.html

Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project

Photos, descriptions and historical information on lighthouses and lightships of the Chesapeake Bay region.
http://www.cblights.com/

Lights of Virginia

Photos, descriptions, and historical information provided.
http://www.cblights.com/lights/jonespoint.asp

Lights of the Delaware River and Bay

Photos, descriptions, and historical information provided.
http://www.cblights.com/lights/delawarebreakwaterharborofrefuge.asp

Best American Lighthouses

Lighthouse and lightship history, including pictures, chronology and beacon light sources.
http://www.the-best-light-houses.com/

Keep the Lights Shining

Personal descriptions of visits to lighthouses with photographs, histories and links to lighthouse sites.
http://www.angelfire.com/va3/keepthelightsshining/

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