USA - LIGHTHOUSES

Nobska Light

Nobska ("Nobsque") Light is located at the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, between Buzzard's Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse on the site was built in 1828.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great stamps (I would like a stamp of ... tag).

Received from: EvansCrew

Sankaty Head Light

It is situated on Nantucket Island and it was completed in 1850. This solidly constructed 70 foot tall tower has weathered almost 150 years of fierce Nantucket storms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Lucy867

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

Located on the southwest point of the Museum grounds, this replica of the Brant Point Lighthouse on Nantucket was built in 1966. When the first Brant Point Light was built in 1746, it was the second operative lighthouse in New England (the first being Boston Light dating from 1716). The wooden tower, built in 1900 and on which Mystic Seaport's replica was modeled after, is the lowest lighthouse in New England with its light only 26 feet above sea level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: SJohn54

Montauk Point Lighthouse

It is located at the most easterly tip of Long Island Island on the South Fork. The tower stands 108 feet and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The Montauk Point Lighthouse was authorized to be constructed in 1795 by President George Washington. The lighthouse was completed in 1797. The Montauk Historical Society currently maintains the lighthouse. The Society also offers tours of the lighthouse and operates a museum and gift shop at the base of the lighthouse.

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: Alessandralee

 

North Carolina Lighthouses

For centuries, lighthouses have been erected to protect ships and guide them safely away from low shoals. Each lighthouse has indifidual markings making it readily identifiable fro, a distance. Advancements in technology have made the lighthouses obsolete but most are open to the tourists and visitors providing a historic view of times gone by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps. 

Received from: GingerSnap

 

South Bass Island Lighthouse

South Bass Island Lighthouse was built on the south side of the island in the 1890's. Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island is part of the Lake Erie Islands north of Port Clinton, Ohio.

 

Nice stamps. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received from: Lucy867

 

 

 

St. Simons Island

Timber on St. Simons was used in the first ships of the U.S. Navy, including the USS Constitution. The 200-year-old working lighthouse is located on the southern tip of the island. St. Simons provides activities such as golf, tennis, fishing and boating. Bicycle trails parallel many of the roads on the island.

 

The same stamps as above.

Received from: Lucy867

 

Tybee lighthouse

A lighthouse on Tybee Island was one of the first public structures in Georgia. The original completed in 1736, was constructed with cedar piles and brickwork. Tybee Lighthouse is one of the earliest in American history. The present lighthouse is 154 ft tall (the bottom 60 ft date from 1773, the upper 94 ft from 1867) and continues to serve as a welcoming beacon to ships from around the world that arrive daily at the busy port of Savannah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps. 

Received from: TheBlueMorpho

 

 

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

Tillamook Rock Light is a deactivated lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) offshore from Tillamook Head, and 20 miles (32 km) south of the Columbia River, situated on less than acre of basalt rock in the Pacific Ocean. The construction of the lighthouse began in 1880. The construction took more than 500 days to finish, with its completion in January 1881. In early January 1881, when the lighthouse was near completion, the barque Lupatia was wrecked near the rock during inclement weather and sank, killing all 16 crew members. The Light was officially lit on January 21, 1881. Due to the erratic weather conditions, and the dangerous commute for both keepers and suppliers, the lighthouse was nicknamed "Terrible Tilly". Over the years, storms have damaged the lighthouse, shattered the lens, and has eroded the rock. It was decommissioned in 1957, and has since been sold to private owners.

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: jschwab

Erie's Land Lighthouse

Erie's Land Lighthouse was the first lighthouse on all the Great Lakes. The current lighthouse is the third constructed on the site and was completed in 1867. Located at the foot of Lighthouse Street.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: CaptainSoul