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Information on houses and stations located in the United States which utilize a light beacon as a means of aiding maritime navigation.

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• - Virtual tour with contemporary color photographs, historical information and data.
  
• - California-based nonprofit provides information on the plight of American lighthouses and provides links to government lighthouse sites. Find out how to make donations.
  
• - News and information on lighthouse located off Dauphin Island in Alabama.
  
• - A non-profit, educational corporation dedicated to the history and preservation of lighthouses everywhere, but particularly in the New Jersey, Delaware Bay and New York Harbor areas.
  
• - Pictures of lighthouses around the Great Lakes and East Coast.
  
• - Photographs and information from Phil Payette about existing and former lighthouses on the waterways and coast of Virginia.
  
• - Vintage and contemporary photos plus narrative description on light situated on a spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca-Puget Sound in Washington state.
  
• - Photographs and description of Great Lakes lighthouses and the Kiluea lighthouse in Hawaii.
  
• - All volunteer, nonprofit organization established to assist in the restoration and preservation of the lighthouses of the Long Island, New York area.
  
• - Photos, videos and history of the lighthouse plus information on its restoration.
  
• - Narrative history of the towers, lightkeepers' houses, Fresnel lens during the Civil War and related information. Located on Tybee Island, east of Savannah, Georgia.
  
• - A book by Mary Louise Clifford and J. Candace Clifford detailing the careers of 30 officially-appointed female lighthouse keepers who served from 1776 to 1947. Table of contents and excerpt provided.
  
• - 1994 color photo from the America's Coastlines Collection of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration.
  
• - Information on the major North Carolina lighthouses, including history, visitor information and driving directions.
  
• - Photographs, description and history of U.S. lighthouses
  
• - U.S. Coast Guard provides list of U.S. lights with detailed information on each, plus a glossary of lighthouse terms.
  
• - Organized in 1994 to aid in the preservation of the lighthouses on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
  
• - Contemporary color photographs, basic facts and personal account of journey to lighthouses on Oahu, Hawaii.
  
• - Photos and information on rescued lights, lighthouse preservation and the lights of New England, New York and New Jersey.
  
• - Nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the lighthouses of the Delaware River and Bay. Includes survey of lights, with information on year built and whether or not still active.
  
• - Photos, descriptions, and historical information provided.
  
• - Extensive historical information on the structure and the keepers of the light, which is situated on Rock Island at the mouth of Green Bay in Wisconsin.
  
• - Pictures, history and location of lighthouses in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
  
• - Lighthouse and lightship history, including pictures, chronology and beacon light sources.
  
• - 1992 color photograph from the NOAA Corps Collection of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration.
  
• - The United States National Park Service gives the schedule and reasons for moving this lighthouse, with links.
  
• - Information on lights from the Montauk Point Light at the tip of Long Island, New York south to St. Simons Light in Georgia.
  
• - Guide to lighthouses in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Includes location maps, personal observations, history and illustrations.
  
• - Photos and information on selected lighthouses around the country.
  
• - Photographs of North Carolina's lighthouses, with historical notes on each.
  
• - Chesapeake Chapter (Virginia and Maryland). Includes photos, maps, club information.
  
• - Text list, organized by state, of lighthouses no longer in existence.
  
• - Survey of historic light stations within the US National Park system: photograph, date and basic facts on construction given for each. Lighthouse lens inventory; lighthouses to visit, preservation.
  
• - Personal descriptions of visits to lighthouses with photographs, histories and links to lighthouse sites.
  
• - Photos and information on lighthouses in California and Oregon.
  
• - Photos, history, bibliography, lightship station assignments and a complete list of lightships by hull number with history on each. Provided by the U.S. Coast Guard.
  
• - Photos and narrative descriptions on many lights across the U.S.
  
• - Photos, trip summaries, observations, and history for trips to over 35 lighthouses around the United States.
  
• - Lighthouse picture tour of the U.S. Great Lakes and Eastern coast, with history and locations. Locate lighthouses by map or list.
  
• - Photo and information for light located in Newport, Rhode Island.
  
• - Photos, descriptions and historical information on lighthouses and lightships of the Chesapeake Bay region.
  
• - Photo gallery and information on lighthouses in the United States. From the Public Broadcasting Network series of the same name.
  
• - Extensive information includes photos, history, data and statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard.
  
• - Terry's personal page of expandable thumbnail photographs with brief histories of lighthouses in New Jersey and Martha's Vineyard.
  
• - Original photography and historical briefs of lighthouses, mainly in the Eastern U.S. Also provides links to other lighthouse-related websites and lighthouse web cams.
  
• - Photo, overview and information on light located in Port Orford, Oregon.
  
• - Indentification of architectural style and information on date built, order of lens and whether or not light is still in service.
  
• - Nonprofit historical and educational organization provides information on programs, tours, projects and chapters.
  
• - Photos and descriptions, plus information on driving tours to see the many lights of the Outer Banks.
  
• - For the preservation of historic lighthouses. Includes the New England Lighthouse Foundation.
  
• - Rod Watson's photography of over 100 lighthouses across the U.S. A brief history and description of each light is included, and arranged geographically.
  
• - Nighttime photographs of lighthouses in California, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina.
  
• - Profiles top-rated lighthouses for historic significance and other criteria.
  
• - Photos and information on lights located in the northeast, Florida and California.
  
• - Photos, descriptions, and historical information provided.
  
  

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