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The earliest lighthouses were simply bonfires built on hillsides to guide ships. The first light served the old world city of Alexandria in 285 B.C. The first American light came to life in 1716 at Boston Harbor.  This links on this page lead to websites exploring the history, legends, lore and workings of lighthouses.

LIGHTHOUSES  -  FRESNEL LENS

• Lighthouse organizations

• Lighthouses with their own Web pages

• Lighthouses, internationally

• Lighthouse historic and research resources

• Lighthouse-related publications

• Lighthouse photographic displays

• Lighthouse art and collectibles

• Lighthouse personal pages

• Lighthouse miscellanea

LIGHTSHIPS

LIFESAVING STATIONS

• Lifesaving Organizations

• Lifesaving Stations

• Contemporary Issues in Lifesaving

1. RELATED ORGANIZATIONS & FIELDS

LIGHTHOUSES

Lighthouse Organizations

• A summary of Lighthouse Organizations' names, addresses, contacts, phone numbers, e-mail addresses around the world, including those not on the Internet as yet

• The United States Lighthouse Society, in San Francisco, California

• The New Dungeness Chapter of the USLHS, in Sequim, Washington

• The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, of Allen Park, Michigan

• The Lighthouse Preservation Society, of Rockport, Massachusetts

• The Nauset Light Preservation Society, of Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

• The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, of Nags Head, North Carolina

• The Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., of Point Arena, California

• Lighthouse Society of Great Britain

• The Dutch Lighthouse Association

Lighthouses with their own Web pages

• United States

  • Alki Lighthouse on Puget Sound, just outside Seattle, Washington, reviewed as a SCUBA-diving site.

  • Big Bay Point Lighthouse on Lake Superior in upper Michigan

  •  Boston Light on Little Brewster Island, first lighthouse in America (1716) has a page developed by the Friends of Boston Harbor Islands.

  • Cape St. George Lighthouse, at Cape St. George Florida. This page hosts both information and a fundraising appeal to help re-locate the light in an effort to prevent destruction by the rapidly-encroaching seas

  • Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast

  • East Brother Light Station in San Francisco is a gorgeous B&B as well as an historical landmark

  • Fairport Harbor Lighthouse & Marine Museum in Ohio

  • Florida Lighthouse Page provides substantial geographic and historic details on all 38 lights and lighthouses statewide

  • "The Graves" hosts the outermost light of Boston Harbor, similarly provided by the Friends of Boston Harbor Islands.

  • The Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood, NJ, is an usual Swiss Gothic construct built in 1874

  • Isle Au Haut Lighthouse off the coast of Maine

  • The history of Key West Lighthouse

  • Kilauea Lighthouse in Hawaii

  •  Long Island Light, in Boston's Inner Harbor has a page also developed by the Friends of Boston Harbor Islands.

  • Marblehead Light in Massachusetts, a site presently under construction

  • Nauset Light on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

  • New Dungeness Light Station in Sequim, Washington, also under construction

  • Pigeon Point Lighthouse & Youth Hostel

  • Point Arena Lighthouse, Point Arena, California

  • Point Montara Lighthouse & Youth Hostel

  • Point Reyes Lighthouse in California

  • Point Reyes Lighthouse and Lifeboat Rescue Station

  • Point Sur Lighthouse in California

  • Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse in Florida

  • Rose Island Lighthouse, on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island

  • Portland Head Light, Portland, Maine

  • Sand Hill Lighthouse, on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan

  • St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida

  • A brief page dedicated to the St. Simons Island Lighthouse in Georgia

  • Selkirk Lighthouse, on eastern Lake Ontario in northern New York

  • Sodus Bay Lighthouse, at Sodus Point, New York, and Lake Ontario

  • Tibbetts Point Lighthouse, on eastern Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway in northern New York

  • Tybee Island Lighthouse near Savannah, Georgia

  • Umpqua River Lighthouse

• Australia

  • Macquarie Lighthouse, Australia's first lighthouse

  • An excellent virtual tour of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse in southwest Australia.

• Canada

  • Cape Bonavista Lighthouse

  • Race Rocks Light in British Columbia is featured on Sooke Expeditions' page

  • Lighthouses of British Columbia is a significant expansion of what was originally the Bonilla Island website

• Egypt

  •  The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the ancient world's 7 wonders. An excellent historical reference including details about present day archaeological efforts and recent recoveries from the site. NOTE: this excellent site has recently been relocated.

• Iceland

  • A captivating story (with photos) of an Italian journalist's experiences serving temporarily as Keeper at the Lighthouse of Dyrhólaey, near Vik

• Japan

  • Sumiyoshi Lighthouse, located in Ogaki City, Japan

• Netherlands

  • Terschelling Lighthouse, with pages presently under construction

• Norway

  • Andenes Lighthouse and Jetty

• Russia

  • An unusual interview with the present keepers concerned about their future in a time of unparalleled uncertainty accompanies a pictorial essay of life today at Vladivostok's Tokarevsky Cape Lighthouse.

• Sweden

  • The lighthouse on Vinga Island, westernmost point of Göteborg, Sweden's second largest city.

Lighthouses, internationally

• The PHAROS Project describes a new program by the Croatian government to lease 48 coastal lighthouses by competitive bid for 13 years to individuals or organizations for development and tourism promotion.

• With access forbidden to its own citizens under Russian rule, you may now tour the lighthouses of Estonia's Hiiumaa Island. This link has been recently repaired.

• Historic Lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador, by David Molloy

• Visit some of the famous Lighthouses of France, in French

• Interesting photo of the lighthouse near the Old Man of Storr, in Skye, Scotland

Lighthouse historic and research resources

• Lars Bruzelius' Maritime Virtual Library of lighthouses

• Candace Clifford of the National Maritime Initiative has co-authored with her mother a new book entitled 'Women Who Kept the Lights', and provides a brief bio of Ida Lewis on these new pages.

• The National Maritime Initiative's Inventory of Historic Lightstations

• A listing of all publicly accessible US lighthouses by region

• The Lighthouse Society of Great Britain offers an extensive bibliography of lighthouse books and publications within their site on their Archives page

• Lighthouses: Information available in the National Library of Australia, courtesy of Lighthouse Multimedia

• Information about an extensive Lighthouse Bibliography available on diskette for Windows-based systems

• US Lighthouse Laws and changes thereto are available in the Cornell University Law Library

• YAHOO: Arts | Architecture | Lighthouses

Lighthouse-related publications

• Extracted from the St. Petersburg Times, Florida's Guiding Lights is the culmination of a year's study by Scott Keeler of that state's thirty maritime sentinels

• Lighthouse Digest, in Wells, Maine. You can read synopses of recent articles from this publication here and even subscribe to it.

• Bill Britten and Jim Carigan have joined forces with Wayne Wheeler of the US Lighthouse Society to develop a Table of Contents for the 'Keeper's Log' quarterly for the first 11 years of this publication.

Lighthouse photographic displays

• Bill's Lighthouse Getaway, by Bill Britten, Systems Librarian at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. This is the 'grandfather' of all lighthouse presentations on the Web. If you're seeking a specific geographic area of Bill's extensive and growing collection of lights, they are indexed as follows:

  • New England

  • Mid Atlantic

  • Outer Banks

  • South Atlantic

  • Great Lakes

  • California

  • Miscellaneous, including a discussion on the Fresnel Lens

  • Cape Cod - a special appeal to develop support to save this light from imminent destruction by erosion

• Linda's Lighthouse Page, by Linda Sue Anderson at the University of Michigan, provides, among a host of additional lighthouse materials (frequently updated), tours of the lights of:

  • Connecticut

  • Michigan

  • Oregon

  • The Netherlands

• There's a picture of the Cape Ann Lighthouse in Rockport, MA, on this page, but unfortunately, no details

• 'The Beachcomber' offers pictures of and from the lantern room of the Cape May Point Lighthouse, and related information

• Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey, an extensive and expanding collection by David S. Carter, at the University of Michigan. Lights along the Atlantic Coast are included, and soon Ireland . . . Part of the Internet Public Library.

• There is an extensive archive of lighthouse photographs in the collection of the Detroit Publishing Company. Enter the word 'lighthouse' or 'lighthouses' at the query page and you'll get ~ 125 hits, including many antique shots from glass negatives.

• There are pictures and brief histories of the Fire Island and Montauk Point Lighthouses contained in the Long Island Guide

• The State of Maine's Department of Tourism offers a list of Maine lights, with some individual information being developed

• Outer Banks lighthouses

• More Outer Banks lights here: examine Ocracoke, Cape Hatteras, Bodie Island and Currituck Beach lights together (This is large, vic. 250k)

• Pacific Northwest Lighthouses is a series under development by photographer Debra Teachout-Teashon

• Two unique views of Great Lakes Lights, and one of Martha's Vineyard, with expectations of more to come

• The Split Rock Lighthouseis featured in 'History Where It's Happening,' an historic presentation by the state of Minnesota

• Photographer Don Uvick provides pictures of some of his favorite lighthouses within his Web site

• An expanding Gallery of additional lighthouses

Lighthouse art and collectibles

•  John Henry Anglin is an excellent artist with an evolving interest in nocturnal lighthouse portraiture, and a new but very promising Web site

• Roger Arlberg's Lighthouse Prints and Gifts is located in Seattle

• Art Gallery One, an award winning art gallery which specializes in lighthouse paintings

• Artist Jerry Bean has some lighthouse art on display and for sale in his picture gallery on the Arts Plus Virtual Gallery site.

• Gills Rock Stoneware offers hand-crafted pottery lighthouse lanterns in numerous sizes and configurations

• 'Coastal Guardians', historical illustrations and prints by Stephen Harrington

• Lighthouse Replicas, handcrafted by Roger's Houses

• The Lighthouse Shoppe Gift Catalog will provide afficionados with a large and attractive assortment of lighthouse memorabilia

• Lighthouses by Scaasis offers a series of collectible reproductions

• Lighthouses of British Columbia, a series of unique and beautiful Japanese woodblock prints by Graham Scholes

• Nantucket Lighthouse Prints, by artist Rose Gonnella

• This link will take you to the giftshop associated with the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society

• West Coast Lighthouse Series, in stained glass. Original designs by Caleb of lighthouses at Race Rocks, Point Atkinson and Pachena Point

• Lighthouse day e-cards at http://www.123greetings.com/events/lighthouse_day/ 

Lighthouse personal pages

• Peter Amass has assembled "Pete's Lantern Room," which includes many lights around the US and the world

• Nico Derks has done a very nice job (in English) on his Lighthouses of the World, which is based in the Netherlands, and includes information on the Dutch Lighthouse Association. Nico has recently supplemented this site with a lighthouse BBS to actively encourage discussions.

• Jim Dixon's Outerbanks Lighthouse includes an offer to download his pictures of Corolla, Bodie Island, Ocracoke, and Cape Hatteras

• Jim Carigan's own lighthouse home page is under development with expectations of substantial lighthouse graphics and information

• Jeremy D'Entremont has an expanding collection of lighthouse material on his home page, now substantially increased

• Jeremy D'Entremont's growing list of lighthouse-related links

• Jeremy's now added another sub-site based on the book "Maine Lighthouses: A Pictorial Guide"

• Dennis Hoffman has begun a nice site called "Night Beacons," which offers you pictures of lights he visited in New Jersey, Outer Banks, Florida, and the Pacific Northwest, with more promised.

• 'Keepers of the Light,' tales from two lighthouse lovers, includes an index with pictures of lighthouses of the Pacific Northwest

• Fred Menke photographs and publishes the "Lighthouse Locator," which features a new lighthouse location every month

• Wadell Robey is busily putting more and more additions on his collection of The Lighthouses of Chesapeake Bay

• Phil Block's Web pages, focusing on the Great Lakes

• The Lighthouse HyperText Project is the beginning of a creative effort by Daniel Stewart Godwin and Zachery Cunningham

• Wayne Higgs has begun a personal page dedicated to aids to navigation, featuring lighthouses and lightships.

• Walt Robinson's Lighthouse Page, covering those lights which he and his family have visited

• A novel lighthouse personal page -- definitely different!

Lighthouse Miscellanea

• "Lighthouse, The Dark Being" by Sierra Entertainment, is a fully animated, 3-D rendered, first person perspective game played within a lighthouse. It offers a compelling storyline, fascinating puzzles, interesting characters and hours of gameplay.

• An east to west index of Lights of the Seaway Trail, covering the New York State shores of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Lakes Ontario and Erie

• The 'Edward Rowe Snow Memorial Project,' honoring one of the earliest lighthouse advocates

• Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands, Inc. has quite a bit of lighthouse information on its Web site

• A press release about the new Great Lakes Lighthouse stamp series provided by the Lighthouse Preservation Society of Rockport, MA

• A Comprehensive List of ALL lighthouses known to offer guest accommodations.

• Lighthouses of Door County, Wisconsin: information sans pictures

• 'Quoddy Loop Lighthouses' offers info on touring in the western Bay of Fundy, including northern Maine and New Brunswick, Canada

LIGHTSHIPS

• Lightship HURON, in David Carter's collection

• A list of Lightships is included in this list of preserved naval vessels in the US

• Nico Derks of the Netherlands has a special page dedicated to Lightships

LIFESAVING STATIONS

• Lifesaving Organizations

  The Lifesaving Museum in Virginia Beach, VA, has substantial reference material for devotees of this service

  A new page for the U.S. Life-Saving Station Heritage Association, in Caledonia, MI

  United States Lifesaving Association

• Lifesaving Stations

  A list of all publicly accessible US lifesaving stations

  Point Reyes Lighthouse and Lifeboat Rescue Station in California

• Contemporary Issues in Lifesaving

  Last Ditch Effort to Rescue Lifesaving Stations,a current press release describing issues in Congressional budget battles

RELATED ORGANIZATIONS & FIELDS

• Lars Bruzelius' complete Maritime Virtual Library

•  'Hogan's Alley Naval and Nautical Index Page' is a great web site developed by USN retiree Al Beaupre, to help the Naval community navigate around fragmented WWW naval & nautical sites

• The Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, CT, houses one of the largest collections of preserved/restored historic vessels, ships' plans, ships' registry, photographs dating back to the 1840's, and a wealth of other historic maritime resources.

•  Maritime resources within the National Park System

•  The National Maritime Initiative works to identify and preserve, among others; lighthouses, lightstations, lightships, lifesaving stations, and historic vessels.

• Captain (a real Maine sea captain) Dennis Webb's Maritime Page

•  The Shining Sea Foundation of East Boston hopes to construct a new American extreme clipper ship. We wish them well.

• US Coast Guard District map

• US Coast Guard -- Local Notices to Mariners

Inland, River & Construction Tenders, A History Photo Gallery

Interesting Lighthouse Facts

U.S. Lighthouse Service Uniforms

Light Stations (Alphabetical Listing)

Lighthouse Evolution & Typology

Lighthouses, Lightships, & Aids to Navigation Bibliography

Lighthouses Then & Now

Five lightship sailors describe what life was like on the Chesapeake
Lightship during the 1930's.

Remaining Lighthouses: Provided by the U.S. Lighthouse Society

LORAN: Early Electronic History and the Bridging of the North Atlantic and North Pacific

Teachers: a Guide to Teaching About Lighthouses,
Kindergarten Through the Fourth Grade

Teachers: A Gallery of Lighthouse Images

Researching Lighthouses & Keepers?

So you'd like to buy a lighthouse or become a lighthouse keeper?

Light House Connection to the Wright Brothers 1903 Flight???

SUSSEX INDEX A - Z

ALFRISTON

ARUNDEL CASTLE

BATTLE

BATTLE ABBEY

BATTLE OF HASTINGS

BEACHY HEAD - BELL TOOT (BELLE TOUT) LIGHTHOUSE

BEXHILL

BIRLING GAP

BODIAM CASTLE

BRIGHTON

CHICHESTER

CHIDDINGLY - HORSE SHOW and GYMKHANA

CROWBOROUGH

CUCKMERE VALLEY - EXCEAT

DISTRICT AND BOROUGH COUNCILS

EAST SUSSEX
EASTBOURNE - EASTBOURNE PIER

FIRLE

FIRLE BONFIRE SOCIETY

GLYNDE

GUY FAWKES

HAILSHAM

HASTINGS

HEATHFIELD

HERSTMONCEUX - CASTLE - CE SCHOOL - LINKS - FESTIVAL

LEWES

LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL

NEWHAVEN

PEVENSEY CASTLE

RYE

SEAFORD

SEVEN SISTERS

SUSSEX

SUSSEX THINGS TO DO GUIDE

THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS

TRUGS

TWISSELLS MILL, OLD HEATHFIELD

UCKFIELD

WEALD

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