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The Baltimore Harbor Light, officially Baltimore Light and historically Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse is a privately owned caisson lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] First lit in 1908, it sits at the mouth of the Magothy River , marking the channel which leads northwest to the opening of the Patapsco River , which ...
There is a background chapter on the first recorded women lighthouse keepers, Irish nuns of the St. Anne's convent in County Cork who maintained the Youghal lighthouse during the years 1190–1542, [3] and the first American woman lighthouse keeper in 1775 at Boston Harbor when Hannah Thomas assumed her husband's lighthouse keeper duties as he ...
The Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. Although only a 35-foot (11 m) tower, the 100-foot (30 m) height of the bluffs on which it stands makes it the third highest light off the water in the bay. [2] [3] [4] It is also known for the large number of women who served as lightkeeper. [2]
Abbie was the fourth of nine children of Samuel and Thankful (Phinney) Burgess, [1] [2] who moved to Matinicus Rock in 1853 to become its lighthouse keeper. [3] Although only 15, she soon took over duties of tending the lighthouse so that Samuel could fish and catch lobster, which he sold in Rockland, Maine, 25 miles (40 km) away.
Doubling Point Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works , a major shipbuilder, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upriver.
Beaver Island Harbor Light (or St. James Light) is a lighthouse located in St. James, Michigan, on the northern end of Beaver Island on Lake Michigan. [4] It has also been called "St. James Harbor Light" and "Whiskey Point Light". It is associated with a U.S. Coast Guard station, which was formerly a lifesaving station. [5]
Name Image Year built [1]Location & coordinates Class of Light [2]Focal height [2]NGA number [2]Admiralty number [2]Range nml [2]Great Isaac Cay Lighthouse: 1859: Great Isaac Cay
[1] [2] [3] The light has a racon showing the letter "B". [2] In 1996 the present structure replaced a Texas Tower built in 1961, which in turn had replaced the lightships Hens & Chickens (LV-5) and Vineyard Sound (LV-10). Since it sits in water 50 ft (15m) deep, a conventional lighthouse would have been difficult, forcing the choice of ...