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Lighthouse Information
What are some interesting facts about lighthouses?
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First Lighthouse - Boston, MA (1716)
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Oldest Lighthouse in Service - Sandy Hook, NJ (1764)
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Newest Shoreside Lighthouse - Charleston, SC (1962)
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Tallest Lighthouse - Cape
Hatteras, NC (191 ft)
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Highest Lighthouse (above sea level) - Cape Mendocino, CA (515 ft)
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First American-built West Coast Lighthouse - Alcatraz Lighthouse (1854)
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First lighthouse to use electricity - Statue of Liberty (1886)
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First Great Lakes lighthouses - Buffalo, NY & Erie, PA (1818)
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Most expensive lighthouse (adjusted cost) - St. Georgešs Reef, CA (1891)
Glossary
of Lighthouse Terms
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ARGAND
LAMP A hollow wick oil lamp. (see wick)
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AEROBEACON
A modern-day type of light presently used in many lighthouses to produce a characteristic.
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ASTRAGAL
Metal bar (running vertically or diagonally) dividing the lantern
room glass into sections.
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BULLSEYE
A convex lens used to concentrate (refract) light.
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CHARACTERISTIC
Individual flashing pattern of each light.
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DAYMARK
Unique color scheme and/or pattern that identifies a specific
lighthouse during daylight hours.
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FIXED
LIGHT A steady non-flashing beam.
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FOG
SIGNAL A device (such as a whistle, bell, canon, horn, siren, etc.)
which provides a specific loud noise as an aid to navigation in dense fog.
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FRESNEL
LENS A type of optic consisting of a convex lens and many prisms of
glass which focus and intensify the light through reflection and refraction.
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FUEL
A material that is burned to produce light (fuels used for lighthouses
included wood, lard, whale oil, tallow, kerosene.) Today, besides electricity
and acetylene gas, solar power is also used.
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GALLERY
On a lighthouse tower, a platform or
walkway or BALCONY located
outside the watchroom (main gallery) and/or lantern room (lantern gallery.)
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KEEPER
The person who takes care of the light in the lighthouse. (The Head
Keeper is responsible for the operation of a light station.)
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LAMP
The lighting apparatus inside a lens.
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LANTERN
ROOM Glassed-in housing at the top of a lighthouse tower containing
the lamp and lens.
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LENS
A curved piece of glass for bringing together or spreading rays of
light passing through it.
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LIGHTHOUSE
A lighted beacon of major importance in navigation.
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LIGHT
STATION A complex containing the lighthouse tower and all of the
outbuildings, i.e. the keeperšs living quarters, fuelhouse, boathouse, fog-signaling
building, etc.
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LOG
A book for maintaining records, similar to a diary.
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NAVIGATION
Travel over water.
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ORDER
Size of the Fresnel lens which determines the brightness and distance the light will travel.
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PARABOLIC
A bowl-like metal device, silver plated, REFLECTOR with a small oil lamp in the center.
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PHAROLOGIST
One who studies or is interested in lighthouses.
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PRISM
A transparent piece of glass that refracts or disperses light.
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REFLECT
Bend or throw back light.
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REFRACT
Bend or slant rays of light.
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REVOLVING
LIGHT One that produces a flash or characteristic.
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SPIDER
LAMP Shallow brass pan containing oil and several solid wicks.
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STAG
LIGHT A lighthouse with no family living in it, i.e. inhabited by men
only.
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TOWER
Structure supporting the lantern room of the lighthouse.
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WATCH
ROOM A room immediately below the lantern room or SERVICE ROOM where fuel and other supplies were kept where the keeper prepared the
lanterns forthe night and often stood watch. The clockworks (for rotating
lenses)
were also located there.
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WICK
SOLID - A solid cord used in spider lamps that draws fuel up to the flame by capillary action.
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HOLLOW
- A concentric cotton wick used in Argand and other lamps.
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"WICKIE"
A nickname given to lighthouse keepers derived from the task of trimming the wick of the lamps.
Lighthouses
You Can Stay In
Here is a list of lighthouses you can actually stay in. We do not know any
of the owners. This is a complimentary list and in no way is an endorsement nor do we certify the accuracy of the information. BECAUSE it could change at any time. WE SUGGESTED YOU CALL AHEAD. If the phone number has changed try writing for information *(remember to call information. as many area
codes have recently changed). Remember chances are the lighthouse has not moved. Keep in mind advance reservations are almost always a must. Hint:
you can also call the area Chamber or State for new phone numbers.
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Amelia Island replica-
Amelia Island, FL 904-261-5878 (few miles from original)
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Big Bay Point- Big Bay,
MI 906-345-9957
Jeff & Linda Gamble, Keepers, #3 Lighthouse Road , Big Bay, MI
49808 , (906) 345-9957
jeffg40331@aol.com
72324.262@compuserve.com
jeffgl@ix.netcom.com
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Chesapeake Bay Light bed and
breakfast- Annapolis, MD 410-757-0248 (replica of Thomas Point)
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East Brother Light- Richmond,
CA 510-233-2385
117 Park Place , Point Richmond, CA 95801, (510) 233-2385
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Fargo Blanca Marine Resort-
Marathon , FL 305-743-9018 (private navigation aid)
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Pigeon Point Lighthouse-
Pescadaro, CA 415-879-0633
Pigeon Point Road/Hwy 1, Pescadero, CA 94060, (415) 879-0633
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Point Arena- Point
Arena, CA 707-882-2777
Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc, PO Box 11 , Point Arena, CA
95468, Voice (707) 882-2777, Fax (707) 882-2609
E-mail: palight@mcn.org
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Point Montara Lighthouse-
Montara CA 415-728-7177
16th Street/Hwy 1, Montara, CA 94037 , (415)728-7177
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Popham Beach bed &
breakfast-HC 31 Box 430 Popham Beach Phippsburg, ME 04562, Popham
Beach US Coast Guard Station Phippsburg Maine
http://pophambeachbandb.com
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Rose Island- Newport, RI
401-847-4242
Charlotte Johnson, Executive Director, Rose Island Lighthouse
Foundation, PO Box 1419 , Newport, RI 02840-1419, (401) 847-4242
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Sands Hill- Ahmeek, MI
PO BOX 414 Ahmeek, MI 49901
Keeper Bill Frabotta, 5 Mile Point Road , P.O. Box 414 ,
Ahmeek, MI, 49901-0414, (906) 337-1744
http://www.portup.com/traveler/sandhill/sandhill.html
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Saugerties Light-
Saugerties, NY 914-247-0656
Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy, PO Box 634 , Saugerties, NY,
12477-0634, (914) 246-4380
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Selkirk Light- Pulaski,
NY 315-298-6688, 6 Lake Road Extension, P.O. Box 228 , Pulaski, NY
13142-0228, Tel. 315-298-6688, 6699, FAX 315-298-6685
Internet e-mail to: jrwalker@ix.netcom.com
www.maine.com/lights
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Smithfield Light-
Smithfield VA 804-874-7700
Lighthouse Valleyview Bed & Breakfast Inn A unique country inn with
spectacular views from the Lighthouse
http://www.lighthousevalleyview.com
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The Keepers House- Isle
au Haut, ME 207-367-2261
Jeff & Judi Burke, The Keeper's House, PO Box 26, Isle Au Haut, ME
04645, (207) 367-2261
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The Lighthouse Inn- West
Dennis, MA 508-398-2244 (1850 Bass River Light)
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Tibbetts Point- Cape
Vincent, NY 315-654-3450
Tibbetts Point Lighthouse, RR 1 Po Box 330, Cape Vincent, NY 13618, May
13 thru September 15, (313) 654-3430
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West Point Light- Prince
Edward Island CON IVO Canada 902-859-3605, 902-859-3117, Carol
Livingstone, Manager, O'Leary RR2, Prince Edward Island, Canada C0B 1V0,
1 - (800) 764-6854, (902) 859-3605 June to September, (902) 839-3117
September to May, Fax (902) 859-3117
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New Dungeness Lighthouse
PO Box 1283, Sequim, WA 98382-1283, (360) 693-9166
E-mail: gswen@aol.com
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Bass River
One Lighthouse Inn Road, Box 128, West Dennis, MA 02670, (508) 398-2244
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Cape Ann
Thacher Island Association
P.O. Box 36, Rockport, MA 01966, (508) 546-2326 - After May 1, and after
6:00 PM
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Monomoy Point Lighthouse
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
PO Box 1710, 869 Route 6A, Brewster, MA 02631, (508) 896-3867
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Rose Island
Charlotte Johnson, Executive Director, Rose Island Lighthouse
Foundation, PO Box 1419, Newport, RI 02840-1419
(401) 847-4242, Lighthouse Valleyview Bed & Breakfast Inn A unique
country inn with spectacular views from the Lighthouse
http://www.lighthousevalleyview.com
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Lakehouse Bed and Breakfast
with Lighthouse Views
http://www.lighthousevalleyview.com
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