A series of Mid-Atlantic Lighthouse U.S. Postage Stamps is being released on August 6, and there will be a dedication ceremony at the Twin Lights State Historic Site in Highlands, New Jersey, at noon.
The stamps featured are Montauk Point, New York; Navesink, New Jersey; Erie Harbor Pierhead Light, Pennsylvania; Harbor of Refuge, Delaware; and Thomas Point Shoal, Maryland.
U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of 24 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is a past president of the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org