Lighthouses have been the beacon of light for more than 100 years that symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. On Aug. 9, 1789, Congress approved an Act for the establishment ...

Sun rising on the Isle of May lighthouse in one of Prof Alan Dunlop's sketches Architect Professor Alan Dunlop has spent weeks filling sketchbooks with dozens of detailed drawings of lighthouses.

The lighthouse also owes its existence to the ... keeper Samuel Phillips could not reach the tower to light the beacon. A former keeper, Cuyler Cook, took him by boat to the tower.

In 1861, a Confederate raiding party put the lighthouse out of commission. The light was ultimately extinguished in 1878, when it was replaced by the more powerful beacon of the Fowey Rocks ...

Lighthouses serve warning to mariners of dangerous waters, perilous coasts, a beacon for navigational aid, and hope. The ...

Maine's 65 historic lighthouses beckon to visitors today just as they have drawn and guided ships into safe harbors for centuries along the state's rocky coastline. Portland Head Light, the first ...

The lighthouses of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula might be artifacts of history, but from their catwalks the same sight remains centuries later: a seemingly endless blue horizon.

Piedmont Community Services is opening The Lighthouse on Commonwealth Boulevard. The 23-hour crisis center will include ...

“Hōkūleʻa is always a beacon of light for us here on this coastline, but you’d be surprised some kids coming down here, 30 years old, they didn’t know Hōkūleʻa even exists,” he sai ...

The Boston Light, built in 1716 on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor, was America’s first lighthouse. British troops ...

The Maurice River Historical Society has been in a dispute with the state since 2017 over terms of a new lease. The issue ...