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Organizations that maintain Lighthouses
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Lighthouses with web pages
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Lightships
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Lifesaving Stations
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The Doomsday List A list of endangered lighthouses (courtesy of Lighthouse Digest Magazine)
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The Lighthouse Explorer Database is a searchable database about Lighthouses, Lightships & Lifesaving Stations. It contains photos and information about more than 5000 lighthouses worldwide.
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Major Lighthouse Preservation/Management organizations | Top |
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United States
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American
Lighthouse Foundation - Based in Wells, Maine; its mission statement is "To encourage the historic preservation and restoration of lighthouse, lightship and lifesaving station artifacts and documents throughout America".
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Chesapeake
Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society - Focuses on implementing
the U.S. Lighthouse Society's goals in the Chesapeake Bay area
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Delaware
River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. - Dedicated to the
restoration and preservation of the Delaware River & Bay lighthouses.
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Florida
Lighthouse Association - A not-for-profit organization chartered by
the State of Florida for the preservation of Florida's lighthouses and
maritime heritage.
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The
Great Lakes Lightkeepers' Association
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Hudson
River Lightkeepers
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National
Lighthouse Center and Museum - The mission of the National Lighthouse
Center and Museum is to broaden the public's appreciation and understanding
of America's lighthouse heritage.
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New Jersey
Lighthouse Society - A nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to
the history and preservation of lighthouses everywhere.
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Outer
Banks Lighthouse Society, North Carolina. Organized in 1994
to aid in the preservation of the lighthouses in the area.
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Save
the Light - Working to save Morris Island Light in South Carolina.
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Village Museum - In Rockland, Maine, a unique collection of
historic artifacts of the United States Coast Guard and the U.S.Lighthouse
Service.
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Coast Guard - Maintaining over 96,000 aids to navigation in
the U.S.
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| | United States Lighthouse Society - A non-profit historical and educational organization incorporated to educate, inform, and entertain those who are interested in America's lighthouses, past and present.
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Yaquina
Lights (Oregon) - Their mission is to interpret the Yaquina
Bay and Yaquina Head Lighthouses and surrounding area to the public by
providing educational programs and offering items for marketing
related to natural and cultural history.
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Canada
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Lighthouse
Society of Newfoundland and Labrador - Founded to facilitate
the preservation of the province's light stations and to preserve
and communicate their histories.
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Nova
Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society -Founded in 1994, promoting
awareness and preservation of Nova Scotian lighthouses.
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Huronia Lightstation
Preservation Society - Working to restore Hope Island Lighthouse
and others on Lake Huron.
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New Brunswick
Lighthouse Society - A non-profit organization dedicated to
the protection, promotion and preservation of the province's remaining
lighthouses.
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United Kingdom
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Commissioners
of Irish Lights
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The Lighthouse
Society of Great Britain - A premier source of lighthouse
information for the whole world.
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Northern
Lighthouse Board - Manages all lighthouses, buoys and beacons
throughout Scotland and the adjacent seas and islands.
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Trinity
House - The general lighthouse authority for England, Wales,
the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.
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Sweden
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Swedish
Lighthouse Society - founded in October 1996.
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Lighthouse historic and research resources
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Coast Guard - Resources of the Historian's Office - A tremendous
resource from webmaster Scott Price, Historian, U.S. Coast Guard.
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Fred's
Place - A great place for ex-Coast Guard personnel to meet.
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Library of
Congress Homepage - Go to the American Memory Collection and
try a search for "lighthouse" and you'll find some interesting
documents and pictures. You can also search their library catalog
for more lighthouse materials.
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Lighthouses
and ships within the National Park System (National Maritime Initiative)
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of Historic Light Stations by the National Maritime Initiative.
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Lighthouse Preservation Handbook is also contained on the National Maritime Initiative site. If you have Adobe Acrobat
Reader you can download sections of the handbook. It includes a
great deal on the history of lighthouses and is fascinating reading
even if you're not directly involved in preserving a lighthouse.
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Lighthouse Preservation Handbook is also available online here.
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| | Elinor
De Wire's Bookshelf - A wonderful resource from author Elinor DeWire.
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| | U.S.Coast
Guard - teachers' resource for grades K-4
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about Lighthouses - From Hilltop Home school, the online home of
the Lovelace Family.
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Lighthouse-related publications
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Lighthouse Digest Magazine is the largest circulation print magazine about lighthouses in the world. Since 1996, it has also been available on the web (although not all stories are published electronically).
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Other great sites
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| | East End Lighthouses - A tour of the lighthouses in the Greenport, New York area.
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| | Florida Lighthouse Page - A very informative site by Neil Hurley.
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| | John Eagle Photography - Pictures of Ireland's untamed coastline and lighthouses.
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| | Keep the Lights Shining - Ann in northern Virginia shares photos and information on many of the lighthouses she has visited.
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| | Kenrick A. Claflin & Son Nautical Antiques - The largest and most complete selection of antiques of the U.S. Lighthouse Service, Life Saving Service, Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard that can be found anywhere in the world.
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| | Larry's Lights - Photos and information on lighthouses of the east coast of the U.S., excellent photos of lenses and more.
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| | Leuchtturm-Atlas, Der - A great site on German lighthouses.
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| | Lighthouse Depot - Lighthouse Depot's web site includes the Explorer database with over 5000 lighthouses, as well as the Lighthouse Digest magazine online, plus thousands of lighthouse related products.
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| | Lighthouse Directory, The - A superb resource by Russ Rowlett of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Current news and info on every lighthouse in the U.S.
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| | Lighthouse Nut, The - A collection of photos and historical information on many southern U.S. lighthouses.
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| | Lighthouse People, The - Bob and Sandra Shanklin's site. They have photographed every lighthouse in the U.S.!
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| | Lighthouse Stock Photography - Foto Search Stock Photography offers a full online lighthouse photography archive and is a great way to find pictures of lighthouses, some royalty-free!
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| | Lighthouse Publishing Inc. - Prints and other lighthouse related products and services.
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| | Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey - Melding the work of photographer Donald W. Carter with a guide to the lighthouses of Michigan, the Great Lakes, America, and the world.
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| | Lighthouses Around the World - There's lots to explore on this site based in the Netherlands.
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| | Lighthouses of the South - Notes, maps, history and original paintings by Roger Bansemer.
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| | Long Island's Lighthouses, Past & Present - This site by Bob Mueller is a treasure trove of information and pictures of the fascinating lighthouses of Long Island, New York.
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| | Lorne's Lighthouses - Lots of information and pictures of lighthouses in the U.S. and Canada. Lorne's dream is to visit, photograph and document every standing lighthouse in North America -- we wish him luck!
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| | The Metal Man of Rosses Point - On the west coast of Ireland, in a village called Rosses Point, is the Metal Man.
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| | Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective - Spectacular images from the book by John L. Wagner.
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| | Nautical Brass On Line - An illustrated ezine for the collector of nautical antiques.
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| | New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide - Extensive histories, original photos, maps, old postcards and more for almost 200 New England lighthouses.
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| | North Carolina Lighthouses - Good information and pictures of North Carolina's coastal beacons.
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| | Ophelia's Odyssey - Lighthouse Tours - Sailing from the Portland waterfront, offering great views of Casco Bay lighthouses.
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| | Pete's Lantern Room - Includes about 350 original images of lighthouses from all over the world.
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| | Puzzle King of Cape Cod - Experience the romance and nostalgia of America's historic landmarks in a series of beautiful puzzles!
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| | Rhode Island Lighthouses - An informative webiste devoted to the history of Rhode Island Lighthouses.
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| | Rod's Photo Gallery - Rod Watson's lighthouse photos are simply magnificent.
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| | USCG Lightship Sailors Association - An active and growing organization dedicated to preservation of the history, lore and traditions of lightships.
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| | USA Lights- A fun site with many features to explore.
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Lighthouse Communities
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| | Lighthouse Profiles - You can find out about other lighthouse people by reading their profiles here. Add your own!
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| | Lighthouse Keepers Forum - Public forums on Harbour Lights collecting as well as many on lighthouses.
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| | Lighthouse Depot Lighthouse Forum - Public forums on lighthouses
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