Repairs are underway on Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (MD) but help is still needed Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse was built in 1875 off Annapolis, Maryland. In 1999, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. “It is the last surviving screw-pile lighthouse in the world in its original location, still being used for navigational purposes,” said John… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

Work progressing at Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (MD) Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the last screwpile lighthouse in its original location on Chesapeake Bay, and one of a small number of American lighthouses to be designated as a National Historic Landmark. Its battered foundation has been badly in need of repair. The structure is about… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

An interview with Misty Anderson, General Manager and Events Coordinator for the Heceta Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast, was featured in episode 28 of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s podcast, Light Hearted. In that interview, a new nonprofit organization supporting the Heceta Head Light Station was mentioned. We thought we’d share this press release with you that… Continue reading New nonprofit formed for Heceta Head Light Station, Oregon

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida celebrated its 88th birthday on Thursday. The celebration included the relighting of the St. Marks Lighthouse for the first time in nearly 20 years. After years of renovations, more than $1.3 million was raised by the Friends of St. Marks Wildlife Refuge to restore the lighthouse. A $40,000… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

Yaquina Bay, the place where the Yaquina River empties into the Pacific about two-thirds of the way up the Oregon coast, takes its name from the Native American tribe that once populated the area. After Congress appropriated $20,000 for a lighthouse at the north side of the mouth of the bay, supplies were landed by… Continue reading Oregon’s Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, “The Haunted Light”