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Eric Adsit
Photo Date:
08/27/2016
Saugerties Lighthouse still guides boats travelling on the Hudson River.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
05/16/2017
Five Mile Point Lighthouse in Western Connecticut played an important role in the Revolutionary War.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
03/10/2017
You can spot the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse from riverside trails in Mills-Norris State Park.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
A view of the new lighthouse at Cape Henry.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
The historic Cape Henry Lighthouse and the surrounding walkway.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/08/2017
The Assategue Island Lighthouse.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/08/2017
The spiral staircase leading to the lookout in the Assateague Island Lighthouse.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/15/2017
The original keepers quarters at the Fenwick Island Lighthouse, now a private residence.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/15/2017
The entrance to the Fenwick Island Lighthouse. The white marker denotes the Maryland/Delaware state line.
Panayota Tzortzis
Photo Date:
07/18/2017
Nobska Lighthouse and keeper's house.
Panayota Tzortzis
Photo Date:
07/27/2017
Views of Race Point Lighthouse from the Pilgrim Monument.
Ana Garcia
Photo Date:
04/10/2017
The historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, built in 1860.
Chris Maust
Photo Date:
07/11/2017
The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse.
Tony Curado
Photo Date:
09/11/2017
Sunset at the Cape Neddick Lighthouse.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
08/09/2017
The Portland Light and keeper's house from Battery Blair.
Liah McPherson
Photo Date:
08/26/2017
The iconic black and white stripes of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse are for sailors to distinguish it from other lighthouses.
Panayota Tzortzis
Photo Date:
09/22/2017
Visitors admiring Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse.
Panayota Tzortzis
Photo Date:
09/24/2017
Brant Point Lighthouse.
Panayota Tzortzis
Photo Date:
09/28/2017
Sankaty Lighthouse.
Panayota Tzortzis
Photo Date:
09/05/2017
Gay Head Lighthouse.
Liah McPherson
Photo Date:
08/09/2017
The Bodie Island Lighthouse is very pretty in evening light.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
09/10/2017
The view from the top of Pemaquid Lighthouse.
Karen Lee Ensley
Photo Date:
08/24/2016
A tiny bulb lights the Little River Lighthouse in Maine.