For many years, the Poplar Point lighthouse was the beacon guiding ships in Wickford Harbor, a protected inlet in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Built in 1831, the structure -- listed as the oldest ...

This island in Maine is an ideal place to go camping with scenic hiking trails, historic landmarks, and a fascinating history ...

Nobska Point Lighthouse was established in 1829. The first lighthouse was a wooden lighthouse and there was also a keeper’s ...

For many years, the Poplar Point lighthouse was the beacon guiding ships in Wickford Harbor, a protected inlet in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Built in 1831, the structure — listed as the oldest ...

The lighthouse portion of this seaside mansion might look like a gimmicky addition to a '90s construction, but, in fact, that's the Popular Point Lighthouse, America's oldest wooden lighthouse.

The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is getting a full makeover next year and will be closed from Jan. 1 to June 2025. The lighthouse, built in 1871, is the only wooden lighthouse still intact on the Oregon ...

Note: One in a series of stories on Great Lakes lighthouses. The distinctive black-and-white Port Clinton lighthouse, which has a wooden square pyramidal tower only 20 feet tall, was built in 1896.

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Sitting atop a bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina River is a small wooden lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, this piece of Oregon Coast history will undergo restorations meant to last for generations ...

A $1.4 million renovation is expected to breathe new life into Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, an old coastal landmark known for its short lifespan, its own inhouse ghost and for inspiring a historical ...

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