Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse

Author: David Gendell

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1439671451

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For centuries, the hard-packed shoal at Thomas Point menaced Chesapeake Bay mariners. Even after two separate stone towers were built on the shoreline, sailors continued to request a light at the end of the mile-long shoal. When a new lighthouse was finally approved in 1873, experts deemed its novel design too fragile for the location--it was built anyway. Long overdue and of an inappropriate design, the iconic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was lit in November 1875 and continues to serve mariners. Thomas Point is the last Chesapeake Bay screwpile-style lighthouse in its original location and one of only twelve American lighthouses designated as a National Historic Landmark. Join Annapolis sailor David Gendell as he explores Thomas Point.

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse: A Chesapeake Bay Icon
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse: A Chesapeake Bay Icon

Author: David Gendell

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1467145971

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For centuries, the hard-packed shoal at Thomas Point menaced Chesapeake Bay mariners. Even after two separate stone towers were built on the shoreline, sailors continued to request a light at the end of the mile-long shoal. When a new lighthouse was finally approved in 1873, experts deemed its novel design too fragile for the location--it was built anyway. Long overdue and of an inappropriate design, the iconic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was lit in November 1875 and continues to serve mariners. Thomas Point is the last Chesapeake Bay screwpile-style lighthouse in its original location and one of only twelve American lighthouses designated as a National Historic Landmark. Join Annapolis sailor David Gendell as he explores Thomas Point.

Bay Beacons
Bay Beacons

Author: Linda Turbyville

Publisher: Eastwind Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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First and foremost, Bay Beacons is a book for lovers of the Chesapeake Bay - for those who sail its waters and for those who delight in its shores. For these bay explorers, the lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay symbolize continuity with the past, with both its natural and human history. Book jacket.

Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses
Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses

Author: Dianna Stampfler

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-08-26

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 143966630X

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Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo

List of Beacons, Buoys, and Day-marks in the Fifth Light-House District, Embraced the 1. Seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina from Metomkin Inlet, Virginia, to New River Inlet, North Carolina, 2. Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries, 3. James River and Tributaries, 4. Potomac River and Tributaries, 5. Hatteras and Ocracoke Inlets, North Carolina, 6. Beaufort, Core, Pamlico, and Albermarle Sounds, and Their Tributaries, North Carolina
List of Beacons, Buoys, and Day-marks in the Fifth Light-House District, Embraced the 1. Seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina from Metomkin Inlet, Virginia, to New River Inlet, North Carolina, 2. Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries, 3. James River and Tributaries, 4. Potomac River and Tributaries, 5. Hatteras and Ocracoke Inlets, North Carolina, 6. Beaufort, Core, Pamlico, and Albermarle Sounds, and Their Tributaries, North Carolina

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Published: 1894

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse

Author: Theresa Levitt

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 039306879X

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Describes the life of the man who invented a new lighthouse lens, capable of shining brighter, farther, and more efficiently than existing light sources, and his fight against the scientific elite, his poor health, and the limits of his era's technology.