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Point Robinson Lighthouse ; Location: NE end of Point Robinson, Vashon, Washington, USA: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1887 : Foundation: Surface: Construction: Masonry and concrete: Automated: 1978: Height: 38 feet (12 m): Shape: Octagonal with attached dwelling: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Light; First lit: 1915 (current tower): Focal height: 12 m (39 ...
[4] [5] The property was acquired by the United States Lighthouse Service in 1884 for construction of a fog signal station that was completed the following year. It was replaced by the Point Robinson Lighthouse in 1915 and the area was landscaped by the Works Progress Administration in 1939, which included removal of the spit and salt marsh. [1 ...
The lighthouse tower and surrounding buildings at Isle au Haut Light Station were built in 1907 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers at a 20-acre (8.1 ha) site at Robinson Point purchased from Charles E. Robinson. The lighthouse tower was built slightly offshore, standing 40 feet (12 m) tall and consisting of a white granite and brick ...
The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. [3] It is one of the most important navigational aids in the state, overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet , the waterway connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound .
Media related to Point No Point Light (Maryland) at Wikimedia Commons Point No Point Light Station, including photo from 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust; Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Maryland portal; National Register of Historic Places portal
The Mobile Point Range Lights were a series of lighthouses at the entrance to Mobile Bay, at Mobile Point on the tip of the Fort Morgan peninsula, near Mobile, Alabama, United States. The first lighthouse was built as a landfall light by June 1822 at a cost of $9,995. [1] The lighthouse was a conical brick masonry tower, 40 feet (12 m) tall. It ...
Point No Point Light ; Location: Hansville, Washington: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1879: Foundation: Masonry: Construction: Brick and stucco: Automated: 1977: Height: 30 feet (9.1 m): Shape: Square: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Light; First lit: 1880: Focal height: 27 feet (8.2 m): Lens: Fifth order Fresnel lens (1880); Fourth order Fresnel lens (1898 ...
The coast off Point Sur Lighthouse was the location of the sinking of the United States Navy airship USS Macon (ZRS-5) in 1935. The Lighthouse Service was absorbed into the Coast Guard in 1939, and Point Sur Lighthouse became the property of the Coast Guard. The lightstation was automated in the late 1960s, and in 1974 ceased to have a light ...