Wave-swept lighthouses of New England / Jeremy D'Entremont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Entremont, Jeremy, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lighthouses--New England--History.

Lighthouses.

New England--History--Pictorial works.

New England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charlestone, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

"The lighthouse is a pervasive icon in our culture, often used to symbolize positive qualities like faith, guidance, strength, and steadfastness. No structures embody these qualities more than wave-swept lighthouses, which were built to withstand the most extreme forces of wind and ocean waves, often in isolated, rocky locations far offshore. In the United States, the earliest attempts to build wave-swept lighthouses in the 1830s led to several masterpieces of engineering, a few of which are in the New England region. This book primarily focuses on six such structures: Whaleback (Maine), Saddleback Ledge (Maine), Minot's Ledge (Massachusetts), Halfway Rock (Maine), Graves Ledge (Massachusetts), and Ram Island Ledge (Maine)." --supplied by the publisher.

Contents:

The world's first wave-swept lighthouses

Whaleback

Saddleback

Minot's Ledge

Halfway Rock

Graves

Ram Island Ledge

"Sparkplug" lighthouses, lightships, and other remote stations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439664476

1439664471