However, the harbor's rocky waters soon became troublesome for business, leading to a need for a lighthouse to guide ships. Thus, the state's first lighthouse was constructed on Long Island Sound ...

The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which ...

The Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove marks its 170th anniversary with a day of festivities and historical activities.

Wearing waders and ear muffs, volunteers rode airboats out the mouth of the Tchefuncte River and along the lakefront over to ...

Now that the Amelia Island Lighthouse beacon is back in operation after a year and a half of disrepair, some people may want to see and know more about Florida's oldest lighthouse. Located inland ...

Though Vermont is not on the New England coastline, the state is still home to various lighthouses along Lake Champlain. The oldest lighthouse on Lake Champlain dates back to the 1820s ...

The success of the port soon lead to the need for a lighthouse to guide ships into the harbor. Under this notion, the state's first lighthouse was constructed about a mile from the mouth of the ...

However, the harbor's rocky waters soon became troublesome for business, leading to a need for a lighthouse to guide ships. Thus, the state's first lighthouse was constructed on Long Island Sound, on ...

As trade flourished, the necessity for a light to guide ships into Narragansett Bay grew, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse. Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip ...

The success of the port soon lead to the need for a lighthouse to guide ships into the harbor. Under this notion, the state's first lighthouse was constructed about a mile from the mouth of the ...

As trade flourished, the lack of markers for the entrance to Portland Harbor made the journey a dangerous one for incoming merchants, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse.