Listed on both the state and federal registries of historical places, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse was once considered an “engineering marvel” when built in the 1870s. Kathleen Tan, board member with ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Affectionately known as Bug Light, for its diminutive 24-foot tower, the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Affectionately known as Bug Light, for its diminutive 24-foot tower, the ...

WINCHESTER BAY, Ore. – Since 1894, two white beams of light followed by a red one have pierced the darkness from the Umpqua River Lighthouse at Winchester Bay. The distinctive flashes let boat and ...

This summer, you may have been drawn to the shore, lakeside or oceanside, and pulled in to explore the majesty of a lighthouse. Villanova University communications professor Shauna MacDonald loves ...

Lighthouses are a strong part of American history. They’ve not only lighted the path for ships and boats but also guided the way for the country’s founding. In light of its 300th birthday Wednesday, ...

BOSTON - Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America's shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at ...

Lighthouses for sale! Actually, lots of lighthouses for free. Technological advances and a desire to purge unneeded properties have paved the way for the federal government to get rid of more than 100 ...

If you know what that means, you definitely are. If not, learn some more about lighthouses and you, too, may become one. Before there were lighthouses, mariners relied first on nature to mark darkened ...