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Author | : Kevin Woyce |
Publisher | : Kevin Woyce |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2015-02-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1312949821 |
In 1760, the merchants of New London, Connecticut conducted a lottery to raise money to build a lighthouse to guide ships into their harbor. Ever since, numerous lights have guided sailors past Block Island to the busy ports of Long Island Sound. Join author and photographer Kevin Woyce for an illustrated tour of eleven historic lighthouses—two on Block Island, the rest along the Connecticut Coast, including those at New Haven, New London, Stonington, and Stratford. Discover how and why these lights were built, and meet the brave men and women who tended them, under trying and often dangerous conditions. You’ll also find information about visiting lighthouses that are open to the public, and the best places to see offshore or privately owned lights. Illustrated throughout with original black & white photographs. Table of Contents: Introduction Chapter One – Block Island Chapter Two – New London Chapter Three – Bridgeport Chapter Four – Stratford Chapter Five – Stonington Chapter Six – New Haven Chapter Seven – Norwalk
Author | : James Claflin |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2001-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738505121 |
Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast is the third in a series of titles offering a unique tribute to the men and women who protected the mariners as they traveled along New England's rocky coastline. Thousands of vessels faced the dangers of the rugged sea which caused hundreds of shipwrecks off the coast with devastating losses. Author James Claflin combines a thoroughly descriptive text with this diverse collection of over two hundred vintage images, from private as well as museum collections, to create an illustrated history of an area strongly reliant on its coastal trade. The U.S. Light-House Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service, which later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard, assumed the responsibility of lighting and protecting the coasts. Inside, you will see the lighthouse keeper at Bullock's Point Light as he surveys the damage from the Hurricane of 1938, witness the life savers at Block Island's Sandy Point Station where first word of the wreck of the steamer Larchmont was received, and experience life on an offshore lightship. The book guides you through the days of the life savers-the work they performed, their rescues, and the evolution of their architecture through the years.
Author | : James Clafin |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2001-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531603267 |
Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast is the third in a series of titles offering a unique tribute to the men and women who protected the mariners as they traveled along New England's rocky coastline. Thousands of vessels faced the dangers of the rugged sea which caused hundreds of shipwrecks off the coast with devastating losses. Author James Claflin combines a thoroughly descriptive text with this diverse collection of over two hundred vintage images, from private as well as museum collections, to create an illustrated history of an area strongly reliant on its coastal trade. The U.S. Light-House Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service, which later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard, assumed the responsibility of lighting and protecting the coasts. Inside, you will see the lighthouse keeper at Bullock's Point Light as he surveys the damage from the Hurricane of 1938, witness the life savers at Block Island's Sandy Point Station where first word of the wreck of the steamer Larchmont was received, and experience life on an offshore lightship. The book guides you through the days of the life savers-the work they performed, their rescues, and the evolution of their architecture through the years.
Author | : Allan Wood |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2016-12-28 |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : 9780764352454 |
With more than 360 color photos and maps, this image-rich guide covers all 92 lighthouse locations in the New England states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. For tourists, historians, lighthouse enthusiasts, and other travelers, here are practical directions and historical tidbits not only on the lighthouses, but on the tours, attractions, and other sites of interest in the coastal communities these beacons have long protected. Enjoy boat cruises, organizations involved in local lighthouse preservation, and plenty of indoor and outdoor attractions and entertainment, including attractions off the beaten path like snack shacks or strange amusements.
Author | : Jeremy D'Entremont |
Publisher | : Lighthouse Treasury |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2019-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781641941242 |
This was the first in a series of state lighthouse books, by New England's foremost lighthouse historian, Jeremy D'Entremont
Author | : Harlan Hamilton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780918752086 |
An interesting and historical guide to lighthouses of Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, and Block Island Sound, including their legends and complete descriptions of 39 lighthouses in the area. Includes photographs and information on how lighthouses are constructed and operate.
Author | : Paul Rezendes |
Publisher | : Tide-Mark Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003-07 |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : 9781559497411 |
This book is a comprehensive guide in the 'Lighthouse Companion' series. In it you will find full colour photographs of each of the 42 lighthouses on the coast of both states, along with a brief history of each, directions to reach it by car, or its latitude and longitude to find it by sea. Contact information is also given for those looking to arrange tours. It includes appendices that cover lodging, local events and sites of interest in each area and is designed to fit comfortably into a bag or glove compartment -- the perfect companion for lighthouse lovers everywhere!
Author | : Sarah C. Gleason |
Publisher | : Beacon Press (MA) |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Kindly Lights chronicles the history of the lights from the early days of the colonies, when lighthouses were built shoddily and haphazardly, usually soon after an all-too-predictable shipwreck, to the mid-nineteenth century when a national lighthouse system was established. In one compelling chapter, the author uncovers the story of David Melville, who conducted a remarkable experiment in gas lighting at Rhode Island's Beavertail lighthouse in 1817/18. It was to be a short-lived trial; Melville's innovations were resisted by Nantucket whalers fearful of losing their lucrative lighthouse oil market and by federal inspector Winslow Lewis, who plays a part in Melville's failure, as he did in so much of the history of the new nation's attempts to build a rational and technically sound lighthouse system.
Author | : Adam Gamble |
Publisher | : Good Night Books |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2008-07-13 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1602199310 |
From clammers to the Roger Williams Park Zoo, this delightful board book tours little ones around the Ocean State. Children will recognize their favorite Rhode Island attractions and landmarks, including Green Animals Topiary Garden, Newport Cliff Walk, sailing on Narragansett Bay, Block Island ferry, sandy beaches, Slater Mill, Blackstone River Bikeway, Pawtucket Red Sox, lighthouses, and more.
Author | : Samuel Willard Crompton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Lighthouses |
ISBN | : 9780760742037 |