Oregon Coast Lighthouses American west coast in 1788. Cape Meares Lighthouse was decomissioned in 1963. In 1939 the Service was consolidated with the us coast Guard to aid http://www.oregon101.com/light.html
Extractions: Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast.... Along the Pacific Coast Highway you will find eight lighthouses, each with a unique history.. The Oregon Coast Lighthouses are something to behold, and something not to be missed. Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Built in 1881, this light is no longer operational, and is the only offshore lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. Located about 1 mile from Tillamook Head, viewing is best from Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach or Seaside, Oregon. About 133 feet above sea level, the lighthouse stands 62 feet high. The project of building the lighthouse on the basalt rock took 3 very arduous years of fighting severe storms and rebuilding destroyed structures. The expense of maintaining the continual battering to the structure over the years finally caused the U.S. Lighthouse Service to deactivate the Tillamook Rock Light. In 1957 the light and rock structure was sold. Privately owned, it is used today as a crypt for the cremated. Cape Meares Lighthouse Built in 1890, this operational lighthouse is located about 10 miles west of Tillamook, Oregon off Highway 101 on the north end of Three Capes Scenic Loop Drive. About 217 feet above sea level and standing 38 feet high, the lighthouse was named in honor of explorer John Meares, a retired British naval officer who set out to explore the American West Coast in 1788. Cape Meares Lighthouse was decomissioned in 1963. Sea going vessels continue to be guided by an aeronautical light beacon. Cape Meares is managed by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Division, which worked together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard in restoration efforts.
TEACHER'S RESOURCE FOR GRADES K -4 Sentinels of Solitude west coast lighthouses. us coast Guard. us lighthouses A Bicentennial, 17891989 (Washington, DC Government Printing Office, http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/lighthouse_curriculum.html
Extractions: [text only] NOTE: Due to the size of this file and the variations in the capability of printers, the USCG Historian’s Office recommends that you print this "Teacher’s Lighthouse Resource" piecemeal. Printing this file several pages at a time will result in a finished product of higher quality and in a format that more closely resembles that on the screen. LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE FOR GRADES K -4 THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES RELATE TO VARIOUS DISCIPLINES - ART, SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. GOALS 1. To familiarize children with lighthouses as aids to navigation. 2. To have students gain a basic understanding of lighthouse operation and the evolution of lighthouse technology. 3. To make children aware of the historic role of lighthouses and their current status. 4. To teach children the properties of light and how these are employed to enhance the effectiveness of the light signal. The Story of the Lighthouse Many, many years ago (thousands of years to be more exact), people lived m a very primitive wayboth hunting for and growing their own food (there were no supermarkets in those days, no stores at all!). Eventually they decided to explore the water in a boat to find out what the sea had to offer in the way of food. And, what did they find? They found fish and all kinds of other seafood: clams, mussels, scallops, oysters, lobsters, crabs, etc. During the day they could find their way back to the landing place by looking for a pile of rocks that had been left there.
Lighthouses: FAQ First Americanbuilt west coast Lighthouse Alcatraz Lighthouse (1854) us Lighthouse Service merged with the coast Guard7 July 1939 http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0800631.html
Extractions: Ads_kid=80218;Ads_bid=0;Ads_xl=0;Ads_yl=0;Ads_xp='';Ads_yp='';Ads_xp1='';Ads_yp1='';Ads_opt=0;Ads_wrd='';Ads_prf='';Ads_par='';Ads_cnturl='';Ads_sec=0;Ads_channels='_GNM_Family,_GNM_QLook,_GNM_QPlus,_GNM_RON_Pop-Under,_GNM_RON_Pop-Up,_GNM_RON_Q,_GNM_Under18'; Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Architecture Source: The United States Coast Guard Our first lighthouses were actually given to us by Nature. Sailors sometimes used landmarks such as glowing volcanoes to guide them. In the Ancient World, trading ships were eventually built enabling navigators to sail long distances to buy and sell goods. In the days of wooden ships with sails, the wind and waves could easily push them against the rocks and wreck them. And so, the need for lighthouses as warning signals arose. Today we call people who study (or are interested in) lighthouses pharologists. The name comes from that famous lighthouse. What is a lighthouse?
Legendary Lighthouses: Great Stories-Pacific North West Umpqua River Lighthouse, Winchester Bay, Oregon 1894. Owned by us coast Guard; present aid to This makes it unique among west coast lighthouses. http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/html/pnwgs.html
Extractions: Great Stories: Lighthouses of the Pacific Northwest New Dungeness Lighthouse San Juan Islands Umpqua River Coquille River ... Cleft-of-the Rock Umpqua River Lighthouse, Winchester Bay , Oregon 1894 Owned by U.S. Coast Guard; present aid to navigation; grounds and lighthouse accessible to public. The original Umpqua River Lighthouse was built in 1857 to mark the entrance to the Umpqua River and to warn mariners of a deadly shifting sandbar that had caused numerous shipwrecks. However, this lighthouse succumbed to floods and rains and the tower collapsed six years after it was erected.It took 30 years until another lighthouse was built in its place. The present lighthouse was built in 1894 and stands to this day. A twentieth century pirate story took place in 1909 when French West and George Washington Wise boarded the Alaska Pacific Navigation Company liner Buckman in an effort to kill the crew, run the vessel aground near the Umpqua River and make off with a shipment of gold they believed to be aboard. Wise held the ships officer and helmsman hostage in the pilothouse while West went to rouse Captain Edwin Wood, who was asleep in his cabin. West killed him with a shotgun blast. The shot alarmed Wise, who ran from the pilothouse. The helmsman gave the alarm, which aroused the crew. In a shoot-out, West was wounded and he leaped over the side, never to be seen again. Wise was found cowering below deck and he was overpowered and turned over to authorities. He was sent to an asylum for the criminally insane. Ironically, the
Legendary Lighthouses: Great Lighthouses-Washington 16 lighthouses designated by the us Lighthouse Service to be built on the west coast. One of the most majestic lighthouses on the west coast. http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/html/pnwwagl.html
Extractions: Great Lighthouses Washington: Lighthouses of the Pacific Northwest Cape Disappointment Cape Flattery Cape Destruction Grays Harbor Cape Disappointment Lighthouse , Washington, - 1856 Open to public; active aid to navigation; owned and managed by Coast Guard. Oldest operating lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest. Area has lots of history. Cape Disappointment received its name in 1778 from fur trader John Meares, who was looking for a river. When he decided that no river existed, he called the area Cape Disappointment. Lighthouses of the Pacific p. 135-6). The second shipment arrived in 1854 and then it took two more years to build at a cost of $38,500. This was more than 1/4 of the original amount of $148,000 allotted for the original 8 lighthouses for the West Coast. In 1864 received unwelcome neighbors when Fort Canby was erected to guard the Columbia River during the Civil War. Blasts from the big guns used to shake the lighthouse and occasionally break windows. During World War II, Japanese submarines surfaced off Fort Stevens on the South side of the river and lobbed in several shells at Fort Canby. The Fort is a Washington State Park and popular picnic and camping grounds. Early Keepers Stories: Joel Munson, keeper in 1860, upset by the many shipwrecks, decided to raise money for a life-saving boat by holding square dances in Astoria, where he played the fiddle and charged $2.50 entrance fees.
Lighthouse Service History The Board also oversaw the construction of the first lighthouses on the west coast. lighthouses under the us coast Guard (1939present) http://www.michiganlights.com/lighthouseservice.htm
Extractions: Prior to 1789, during the colonial period, each colonial government determined the need for a lighthouse in their colony, financed its construction, and oversaw its operation. Twelve colonial lighthouses remained in the hands of the individual states throughout the period of confederation with additional lighthouses being erected. On August 7, 1789, President George Washington signed the ninth act of the United States Congress which provided that the states turn over their lighthouses, including those under construction and those proposed, to the central government. In creating the U.S. Lighthouse Establishment, aids to navigation became the responsibility of the Secretary of the Treasury. Initially Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton reviewed contracts and the appointment of keepers before sending these documents to President Washington for his signature. In 1792 Hamilton turned over the administration of aids to navigation to the Commissioner of Revenue until Albert Gallatin became Secretary of the Treasury. Gallatin kept control of lighthouses for nearly all of his two terms in office when this responsibility went back to the Commissioner of Revenue. The commissioner retained this duty until the office was abolished in 1820. At that time, Stephen Pleasonton, Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, was assigned the responsibilities of the commissioner. The administration of lighthouses on the local level was done by the collector of customs.
West Coast Lighthouses Bookmark west coast lighthouses (left to right) All pricing is stated in us Dollars $ Connecticut residents add 6% state sales tax. View my Privacy Policy http://www.bevstudio.com/bookmarks/west_coast_lighthouse_book.htm
Extractions: These wonderful bookmarks are laminated for protection from moisture and finger prints as well as durability. Puget Sound Lighthouses (left to right) Mukilteo, Built 1906, on Elliott Pt., east side of Puget Sound, in Mukilteo Point Robinson, Gig Harbor, On sandspit at eastern side of harbor enterance. Private navigation aid Point No Point, Built 1880 at southern end of Admiralty Inlet, western side of Puget Sound, near Hansville Alki Point, Estab. 1887, built 1913 in West Seattle. Marks southern enterance to Elliott Bay Browns Point, Estab. 1887, built 1933 west end of Tacoma's Commencement Bay West Point, Estab. 1881, marks N. entrance to Elliott Bay foot of Magnolia Bluff in Discovery Park Skunk Bay, Built 1965 above Skunk Bay off Admirality Inlet W. side of Puget Sound. Privately owned Dofflemyer Point
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Lighthouse Related Links Keepers of the Light Photographs from the west coast, plus links to other The us coast Guard Administrators of all lighthouses in the United States. http://www.lanternroom.com/misc/lhlinks.htm
Extractions: Combines the work of photographer and lighthouse enthusiast Donald W. Carter with a comprehensive guide to lighthouses of Michigan, the Great Lakes, America and the world. Includes an expedition journal kept by Donald's wife Diana covering where they travelled to photograph the lighthouses, an alphabetical listing of all the lighthouses, a geographical index of the lighthouses listed by bodies of water and a search engine to look up areas of particular interest in the text. The page also offers a lighthouse bibliography that gives leads on good lighthouse research material and a guide to Internet lighthouse resources.
Parks And Recreation - Lighthouse Field The first west coast railroad wasn t finished until 1869 and the large scale until 1939 when all us lighthouses were taken over by the coast Guard. http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/parksrec/parks/light.html
Away We Go Meets The West Coast Homes scattered along the way gave us some assurance that wed be OK. Hecta Head was known as one of the strongest lighthouses on the coast. http://www.chiefengineer.org/content/content_display.cfm/seqnumber_content/2045.
Extractions: Feature News Tech Line Breaking News ... Archives Find: Results on: This Site The Web HOME Contact Us Subscribe to Magazine Pay Dues ... For Advertising Information Click Here Stay informed of the latest news and important bulletins: Enter email address and press "GO". Check the " unsubscribe " button to unsubscribe. subscribe Archives After a rather harrowing ride to the top of the mountain, we were able to view the coastline for miles. A breathtaking view made us glad that we had taken the time to do so. One of the last towns in Oregon we spent some time in was Bandon, a clean little town that at one time was a commercial fishing area. Like so many of the towns, time has passed it by, leaving behind quaint little shops and super nice people. The area has shifted to tourism in the fair weather months. We stayed a few days to check out the seafood restaurants, one in particular specializing in clam chowder that had to be the best we had ever had. Along the coastline are several old lighthouses still standing, although not active. We set out to visit as many as possible and started in Coos Bay, home to three delightful state parks. Our first stop was Shore Acres, a state park and former estate of timber magnate Louis J. Simpson. A beautifully arranged garden of roses, azaleas and rhododendrons and a formal Japanese garden were layed out by species of flowers, enhanced with decorative ironwork and lily ponds.
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse Not only was their home one of the first lighthouses on the west coast of United You may also see us recreating a kitchen garden beside the lighthouse, http://www.nps.gov/cabr/lighthouse.html
Extractions: Life at the Lighthouse Family Memories The Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood watch over the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years. At dusk on November 15, 1855 the light keeper climbed the winding stairs and lit the light for the first time. What seemed to be a good location 422 feet above sea level, however, had a serious flaw. Fog and low clouds often obscured the light. On March 23, 1891 the light was extinguished and the keeper moved to a new lighthouse location closer to the water at the tip of the Point. Today the Old Point Loma Light House still stands watch over San Diego, sentinel to a vanished past. The National Park Service has refurbished the interior to its historic 1880s appearance a reminder of a bygone era. Ranger-led talks, displays and brochures are available to explain the lighthouses interesting past. The Old Point Loma Lighthouse is a reminder of simpler times: of sailing ships and oil lamps and the men and women whom day after day faithfully tended the coastal lights that guided mariners. In 1851, a year after California entered the Union, and the U.S. Coastal Survey selected the heights of Point Loma for the location of a navigational aid. The crest seemed like the right location: it stood 422 feet above sea level, overlooking the bay and the ocean, and a lighthouse there could serve as both a harbor light and a coastal beacon.
Children's Literature: Meet Authors & Illustrators Today the us coast Guard cares for the lighthouses that are still in operation. Most west coast lights could be shorter, because they were built on http://www.childrenslit.com/ft_lighthouse.html
Extractions: Kate lives with her family in a lighthouse on an isolated island off the coast of Maine in the 1870's. She spends her days dreaming about and drawing mermaids until her father decides she must learn how to be a lighthose keeper. His lessons are just in time. When the family's food runs low, Kate's father leaves the island in the dead of winter to try and row his dory to the mainland for supplies. Kate's mother is busy having a baby, so Kate must take over the keeper's job. Can she make the fog bells run? Can she save the castaways from a storm tossed ship? Can Kate keep the light? 3rd Grade Reading Level 3.1-3.5; Ages 8-9. The first permanent lighthouse in this country was built in Boston Harbor in 1716. A lighthouse tower still stands on the same spot. One of the first laws passed by the Congress of the United States in 1789 was for the establishment of what became the United States Lighthouse Service. Over the next two centuries lighthouses of every size and shape were built around our country. Today the U.S. Coast Guard cares for the lighthouses that are still in operation. Different Kinds of Lighthouses - Conical: In the early days, most lighthouses were built of stone or wood and were rounded towers. A few octagonal towers were also built. Sometimes these towers sat on only a few rocks surrounded by the sea. Keepers would live in tiny rooms within the tower itself. If there was more room, a keeper's house would be built immediately next to the tower.
Boat/US Magazine: A New Lease On Lighthouses Full text of the article, A new lease on lighthouses from Boat/us ride there passes the remains of the last whaling station on the west coast. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQK/is_5_9/ai_n6200098
Extractions: Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. In her wickedly funny memoirs of life on a tiny island seven miles off the coast of Maine, The Lobster Chronicles, famed fishing captain Linda Greenlaw devotes a chapter to the Isle Au Haut Lighthouse and its transformation from surplus federal property into her family's summer home and, finally, into a bed and breakfast inn. Greenlaw, in a weak moment of altruism, volunteers to sit on the island's lighthouse committee and describes in acerbic detail all the pitfalls and eccentricities of local politics in a town of 70 vocal residents, 30 of them her relatives. For all of Greenlaw's poking fun at the local feuds and outsiders she dubs "lighthouse freaks," the Isle Au Haut Lighthouse story has a happy endinga deteriorating 1907 lighthouse turned into a success as a bed and breakfast inn.
Lake Erie Lighthouses Page 2 Official coast Guard photo of a much different Cleveland west Pierhead Comments The Great Lakes Marine and us coast Guard Memorial Museum is across the http://www.nightbeacon.com/zlighthouses/lakeerielighthouses2.htm
OREGON COAST BEST BEACHES from Alaska to the Baja runs, as you may already know, past all the us west coast states. Oregon is famous for many of the lighthouses on the coast. http://boomersint.org/pchwy/oregon.htm
Extractions: Pacific Coast Hiway 101 will lead you to the Pacific rain forest country. Along the coastal towns there are list of places to visit such as: The Yaquina Head Lighthouse near Newport along the Oregon coast features tours. Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach is in the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge and is home to gulls and puffins. One of the many lovely spots. Sightseeing: If you love nature and natural beauty environment, you will like the Pacific scenery in Oregon better than anywhere else on the West Coast. In the fog and rain, it is blissfully gorgeous. Whenever the sun does shine of course, makes it even better. The only place on earth with comparable sea stacks is the southcoast of Australia. Some of the most spectacular -and popular- vista spots are along the coast between Lincoln City and Florence, and the scenery is spectacular from 50 miles or so going north from California. Probably the best view on the whole coast is at the Cape Perpetu, a Scenic Area just south of the Yachats. The view takes in 150 miles of coastline. Good restaurants: Restaurants and bars or pubs in Oregon is right up there with California, especially in Pacific Rim and West Coast nouveau cuisine. The growing excellence of the state's wineries, coupled with abundant supply of oceanic catches, means a chance to eat well while staring at all those gorgeous sea stacks.
Michigan's West Coast - Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Grand Rapids it is the only authentic Dutch windmill operating in the us 14. Grand Haven lighthouses Established in 1839, these two lights are connected by a http://www.michiganswestcoast.com/coasting_routes-our_heritage.php
Extractions: Muskegon County Museum , Muskegon - Permanent exhibits showcase the story of lumbering and farming in Muskegon, mastodons, dinosaurs, Native Americans, natural history and more. Popular hands-on exhibits include the Science Center, filled with both natural and physical science activities and Body Works. Changing exhibits highlight special topics of local history and interest. White River Light Station Museum, Whitehall (just north of Muskegon) - Built in 1895, this stately old building made of Michigan limestone and brick offers visitors the opportunity to visualize life centered around the Great Lakes. Photographs, paintings, artifacts and stories chronicle Lake Michigan's rich history of shipping, logging, fishing and lighthouses. While you're there, be sure to climb the spiral stairs for a glimpse of Lake Michigan's unique sand dunes and azure waters.
