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NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY
Observed annually on August 7th, National Lighthouse Day honors the beacon of light that for hundreds of years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. At one time, the beacon of light could be found across almost all of the USA shorelines.
A Lighthouse is described as a tower, building or any other type of structure that is designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses:
Have declined due to the expense of maintenance and replacement by modern electronic navigational systems.
Earliest in North America was in St. Augustine, Florida. Printed on a 1791 map, it had been built by Menendez after his landing in 1586.
The oldest existing Lighthouse in the United States is the Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey. Built in 1764, this Lighthouse is still in operation.
At the end of the 19th century, the United States had the most Lighthouses of any nation.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Visit a Lighthouse if possible.
HISTORY
On August 7, 1789, the United States Congress approved an act for the “establishment and support of Lighthouse, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers.” It was two hundred years later that Congress designated August 7th as National Lighthouse Day.
Observed annually on August 7th, National Lighthouse Day honors the beacon of light that for hundreds of years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. At one time, the beacon of light could be found across almost all of the USA shorelines.
A Lighthouse is described as a tower, building or any other type of structure that is designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses:
Have declined due to the expense of maintenance and replacement by modern electronic navigational systems.
Earliest in North America was in St. Augustine, Florida. Printed on a 1791 map, it had been built by Menendez after his landing in 1586.
The oldest existing Lighthouse in the United States is the Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey. Built in 1764, this Lighthouse is still in operation.
At the end of the 19th century, the United States had the most Lighthouses of any nation.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Visit a Lighthouse if possible.
HISTORY
On August 7, 1789, the United States Congress approved an act for the “establishment and support of Lighthouse, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers.” It was two hundred years later that Congress designated August 7th as National Lighthouse Day.
