Lighthouses have aided sea navigation for centuries. Among the earliest was one of the so-called Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt. Dating back to circa 280 B.C., ...
MARBLEHEAD – Marblehead Lighthouse has been named one of the most beautiful lighthouses in the United States by Travelmag.com, an online travel magazine. Built in 1821 and put into service in 1822, ...
British Gen. James Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733. Three years later, he oversaw the building on Tybee Island of the colony’s first lighthouse. Oglethorpe saw the crucial need for lighthouses to ...
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Lake Erie is no doubt a welcoming place for boating, fishing and swimming. But how about this for a change of pace! Dotted along the shoreline are dozens of beautiful and historic ...