Maryland Lighthouses Of The Chesapeake
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Author | : Cathy Taylor |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738553450 |
In Colonial times, as the Chesapeake Bay and larger rivers became vital shipping channels, the need arose to mark Maryland's dangerous shoals and waterways. Lighthouses sprang up throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, including wood-framed cottages placed upon screw pile foundations that stood offshore in the unforgiving waters. Most of these unique structures did not survive, lost tragically to ice that also occasionally claimed the lives of the keepers who faithfully tended them and rescued mariners in trouble. With the advent of electricity and GPS, many beacons succumbed to vandalism and neglect, leaving a fraction remaining.
Author | : Robert De Gast |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1993-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801847653 |
This text features a sequence of 32 photographic essays, documenting in 170 haunting images each of the lighthouses still standing along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. For each lighthouse there is a photograph of the structure in its setting, a view looking out from the lighthouse, and a close-up of some singular detail of the building. The text discusses how and why the lighthouses were built, important events in their history, and in some cases the lives of their keepers. The sequence of lighthouses follows an imaginary journey around the Bay, starting at Cape Henry, site of the oldest existing light.
Author | : Maryland. Commission to Save Lighthouses |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1993* |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Maryland. Commission to Save Lighthouses |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Francis Ross Holland |
Publisher | : Maryland Historical & |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781878399700 |
Author | : Linda Turbyville |
Publisher | : Eastwind Publishing |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
First and foremost, Bay Beacons is a book for lovers of the Chesapeake Bay - for those who sail its waters and for those who delight in its shores. For these bay explorers, the lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay symbolize continuity with the past, with both its natural and human history. Book jacket.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2011-03-11 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 0760339511 |
Interest in the history and preservation of lighthouses has never been stronger. Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast details the history of lighthouses and much more, and shows why these structures continue to fascinate us. Discover what life for lighthouse keepers was really like. Learn about the history of U.S. colonial lighthouses and the role lighthouses have played in several wars. Meet the brave, nefarious, and colorful characters who served as lighthouse keepers and government overseers. Learn about lighthouse technology and architecture and find out how these treasures are being preserved.
Author | : Maryland. Office of Tourism Development |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) |
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Author | : Elinor De Wire |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2011-03-11 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1610597664 |
Interest in the history and preservation of lighthouses has never been stronger. Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast details the history of lighthouses and much more, and shows why these structures continue to fascinate us. Discover what life for lighthouse keepers was really like. Learn about the history of U.S. colonial lighthouses and the role lighthouses have played in several wars. Meet the brave, nefarious, and colorful characters who served as lighthouse keepers and government overseers. Learn about lighthouse technology and architecture and find out how these treasures are being preserved.
Author | : Pat Vojtech |
Publisher | : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780870334665 |
From the beginning, it was a struggle to light the Chesapeake. Its soft, undulating bottom presented different problems from those faced along the rocky coasts of New England. The bays shores shifted before the winds, tides, and hurricanes that plagued the 200-mile-long estuary, and so did the towers of the Chesapeake. On land, erosion was the silent menace; on the water, it was ice. More than a dozen Chesapeake lighthouses bowed and broke before the pressure of thousands of tons of ice bearing down on them. In many cases, the keepers barely escaped with their lives. Lighting the Bay: Tales of Chesapeake Lighthouses documents the dramatic events that surrounded the difficult job of lighting the bay and manning the lighthouses. With more than 100 attractive color photographs and an informative historical narrative, Pat Vojtech communicates both facts and the human saga of life as it was on the bays lighthouses. From heroic rescues to untimely deaths, from the routine of daily tasks to battles with ice, cold, injury, and loneliness; Vojtech provides an intimate portrait of life on the guiding lights of the Chesapeake.