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Public Domain Dataset of 5,000+ LighthousesCreated by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1920
The collection/dataset uses media from the world's largest public domain source Picryl.com. It is made in two steps - first manually picked, and then, found semi-automatically, with aid of image recognition, it comprises of more than 5,000 images.

Everything in the collection is in the public domain, so there is no limitation on the dataset usage - educational, scientific, or commercial.
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Drawing Showing the Proposed Lighthouse at the Mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana

Drawing Showing the Proposed Lighthouse at the Mouth of the Mississipp...

Records Relating to the Lighthouse at the Mississippi River, Louisiana Public domain photograph of a technical diagram, architecture, plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elevation and Plan Drawing for the Lighthouse and Dwelling at Tarpaulin Cove, Massachusetts

Elevation and Plan Drawing for the Lighthouse and Dwelling at Tarpauli...

Lighthouse Plan for Tarpaulin Cove, Massachusetts Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of Model of a Lighthouse, bronze - Public domain dedication

Photo of Model of a Lighthouse, bronze - Public domain dedication

Houten model van een ronde vuurtoren op een vierkant gebouw. Het hele model is met zand bestreken en in twee kleuren grijs geverfd. Het mausoleumachtige gebouw, dat in feite om de voet van de toren heengebouwd ... More

Photo of Lighthouse Clock - Public domain dedication

Photo of Lighthouse Clock - Public domain dedication

Simon Willard (1753–1848) Made in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Drawing for a Proposed Battery Light for the Lighthouse at Morris Island, South Carolina

Drawing for a Proposed Battery Light for the Lighthouse at Morris Isla...

Records Relating to the Lighthouse at Morris Island, South Carolina Public domain photograph of a column monument, city square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Isles of Shoals -- New Hampshire

Isles of Shoals -- New Hampshire

Caption: Appledore Island from East. Date: July 13, 1898 District: 1 State: NH New Hampshire -- Isles of Shoals

Lighthouse Doubling Point -- Maine

Lighthouse Doubling Point -- Maine

Caption: Doubling Point Range Light Station, Maine. Date: 1898 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Doubling Point

Lighthouse Lubec Channel -- Maine

Lighthouse Lubec Channel -- Maine

Caption: Lubec Channel Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Lubec Channel

Lighthouse Deer Island Thorofare -- Maine

Lighthouse Deer Island Thorofare -- Maine

Caption: Deer Island Thorofare Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Deer Island Thorofare

Lighthouse Baker Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Baker Island -- Maine

Caption: Baker Island Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Baker Island

Lighthouse Bear Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Bear Island -- Maine

Caption: Bear Island Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Bear Island

Lighthouse Libby Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Libby Island -- Maine

Caption: View of Oil House and other buildings at Station, looking North, 75 ft. distant. Date: 12/3/1929 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Libby Island

Lighthouse Little Diamond Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Little Diamond Island -- Maine

Caption: Little Diamond Island Depot, Maine. Date: 5/20/1925 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Little Diamond Island

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Caption: Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Cape Elizabeth

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Caption: Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Cape Elizabeth

Lighthouse Bear Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Bear Island -- Maine

Caption: Bear Island Light and Depot, Maine. Date: 1925 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Bear Island

Lighthouse Boon Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Boon Island -- Maine

Caption: Boon Island Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Boon Island

Lighthouse Little River -- Maine

Lighthouse Little River -- Maine

Caption: Little River Light Station, Maine. Date: 1892 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Little River

Lighthouse Eggemoggin -- Maine - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Lighthouse Eggemoggin -- Maine - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ...

Caption: Eggemoggin Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Eggemoggin

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Caption: Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Maine. Date: 1925 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Cape Elizabeth

Lighthouse Goat Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Goat Island -- Maine

Caption: Goat Island Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Goat Island

Lighthouse Great Duck Island -- Maine

Lighthouse Great Duck Island -- Maine

Caption: Great Duck Island Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Great Duck Island

Lighthouse Little River -- Maine

Lighthouse Little River -- Maine

Caption: Little River Light Station, Maine. Date: September 1, 1892 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Little River

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Caption: Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Cape Elizabeth

Lighthouse Hendricks Head -- Maine

Lighthouse Hendricks Head -- Maine

Caption: Hendrick's Head Light Station from South. Date: 1885 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Hendricks Head

Lighthouse Egg Rock -- Maine - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Lighthouse Egg Rock -- Maine - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ph...

Caption: Egg Rock Fog Signal Station, Maine. Showing Fog Signal House. Taken 50 ft. distance, looking East. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Egg Rock

Photograph of Cape Canaveral Light Station in Florida

Photograph of Cape Canaveral Light Station in Florida

Lighthouses Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lighthouse Burnt Coat Harbor -- Maine

Lighthouse Burnt Coat Harbor -- Maine

Caption: Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Burnt Coat Harbor

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Lighthouse Cape Elizabeth -- Maine

Caption: Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Cape Elizabeth

Lighthouse Little River -- Maine

Lighthouse Little River -- Maine

Caption: Little River Light Station, Maine. Date: August 30, 1892 District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Little River

Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls

Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls

Photograph shows a winter scene of Niagara Falls with a close view of Terrapin Tower and bridge on the American side. "G.W. Thorne 60 Nassau St., New York" retailer's blind stamp on front of card. Publisher at... More

Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years

Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

Section and Elevation Drawing for the Lighthouse at Dunkirk, New York

Section and Elevation Drawing for the Lighthouse at Dunkirk, New York

Lighthouse Plans for Dunkirk, New York Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elevation and Plan Drawing for the Lighthouse and Dwelling at Thirty Mile Point, New York

Elevation and Plan Drawing for the Lighthouse and Dwelling at Thirty M...

Lighthouse Plans for Thirty Mile Point, New York Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A bronze tower with a black base and a black base, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A bronze tower with a black base and a black base, Europe, free to use...

A bronze tower with a black base and a black base, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Bishop and Clerk Lighthouse off Point Gammon

Bishop and Clerk Lighthouse off Point Gammon

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and... More

Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, Boston, Massachusetts.

Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, Boston, Massachusetts.

Title devised by cataloger. Previously captioned as: Lighthouse surrounded by water. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

sun dial from "Picturesque Sussex. Drawings by S. E. Slader, etc"

sun dial from "Picturesque Sussex. Drawings by S. E. Slader, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000013 from "Picturesque Sussex. Drawings by S. E. Slader, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Libr... More

Light-house on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior

Light-house on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior

Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1882, frontispiece. On print, lower right: Phototype, F. Gutekunst, Philada. Above print: U.S. Light-House Establishment, 1882.

Detroit River light-station, Michigan

Detroit River light-station, Michigan

Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1885, plate opposite p. 175.

The Lighthouse at Honfleur - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Lighthouse at Honfleur - Drawing. Public domain image.

Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Title derived from image caption. Print no. "1062". Forms part of: Views of the French and Italian Riviera in the Photochrom print collection.

[Town from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germany]

[Town from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germa...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "6747". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

Photograph of the Construction of the St. George Reef Light Station in California

Photograph of the Construction of the St. George Reef Light Station in...

Lighthouses Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, construction, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lighthouse Dice's head light. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Lighthouse Dice's head light. Book illustration from Library of Congre...

Print shows: Lighthouse and keeper's residence, other buildings, cove with distant shore in background.

Ystads fyr 1897. Sverige. Public domain image.

Ystads fyr 1897. Sverige. Public domain image.

Ystads fyr 1897. Public domain photograph of 19th-century Sweden, building, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gezicht op West-Terschelling met de vuurtoren de Brandaris

Gezicht op West-Terschelling met de vuurtoren de Brandaris

Los blad in album. Foto uit album 'Photographieën". Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Light house, Harbor Point - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Light house, Harbor Point - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012310. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Ram's i.e. Ram Island Ledge light from Cushing Island, Portland, Me

Ram's i.e. Ram Island Ledge light from Cushing Island, Portland, Me

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071511. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Windmil Pointe [i.e. Point], Lake Ste. Claire

Windmil Pointe [i.e. Point], Lake Ste. Claire

Public domain photograph of a lake, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aga-boj ivid inloppet till Montevideo.

Aga-boj ivid inloppet till Montevideo.

Aga-boj ivid inloppet till Montevideo.

Fyr, troligen i Gryts skärgård.

Fyr, troligen i Gryts skärgård.

Fyr, troligen i Gryts skärgård. Public domain photograph - Sweden in 20th century, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vuurtoren en de ruïne van de abdij van Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Vuurtoren en de ruïne van de abdij van Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van een Franse amateurfotograaf met opnames van uitstapjes in Frankrijk, Spanje, België, Luxemburg en Nederland, de eerste automobielen en autoraces.

The Biloxi light, Biloxi, Miss. view, photochrome print postcard.

The Biloxi light, Biloxi, Miss. view, photochrome print postcard.

Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list:The Biloxi light. Similar image (LC-D4-13538). Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53792". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More informatio... More

Carved stone column with Chinese dragon or lion on top; in middle of open field

Carved stone column with Chinese dragon or lion on top; in middle of o...

Carved stone column with Chinese dragon or lion on top in middle of open field. China. Courtesy of The Trustees of Reservations, Archives & Research Center

Highland Light and Cliffs, North Truro, Mass.

Highland Light and Cliffs, North Truro, Mass.

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Painting the Highland Lighthouse at North Truro, Cape Cod, Mass.

Painting the Highland Lighthouse at North Truro, Cape Cod, Mass.

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Minot's Ledge Light [house], Boston, Massachusetts.

Minot's Ledge Light [house], Boston, Massachusetts.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Pennell - Hail America - Engraving, Public domain image

Joseph Pennell - Hail America - Engraving, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a harbor, sailing ship, boat, city building, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Morlanda kyrka på Orust, Bohuslän
Exteriör

Svensk arkitektur: kyrkor, herrgårdar med mera fotograferade av Arkitekturminnesföreningen 1908-23.

Morlanda kyrka på Orust, Bohuslän Exteriör Svensk arkitektur: kyrkor,...

Public domain photo of lighthouse, sea shore, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Gezicht op de watertoren van Nieuwer-Amstel aan de Amsteldijk

Gezicht op de watertoren van Nieuwer-Amstel aan de Amsteldijk

Onderdeel van Album met foto's van Amsterdam en omgeving.

Monte Meletta di Gallio. (Triangulierungspunkte.)

Monte Meletta di Gallio. (Triangulierungspunkte.)

Public domain image of a romantic landscape with windmill, Netherlands, 16th-17th century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hornøy fyr i 1914. Legg merke til tåkeluren til venstre.

Hornøy fyr i 1914. Legg merke til tåkeluren til venstre.

Hornøy fyr i 1914. Legg merke til tåkeluren til venstre.

Canadian scenes. Old lighthouse I

Canadian scenes. Old lighthouse I

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Fyr under Årstabron, utefter linjen mellan Stockholm S-Älvsjö.

Fyr under Årstabron, utefter linjen mellan Stockholm S-Älvsjö.

Fyr under Årstabron, utefter linjen mellan Stockholm S-Älvsjö.

The breakwater, Provincetown, Cape Cod, Mass. Wood End Light and Life Saving Station in the distance.

The breakwater, Provincetown, Cape Cod, Mass. Wood End Light and Life ...

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard - Picryl description

Ipswich Light, Ipswich, Mass. postcard

Ipswich Light, Ipswich, Mass. postcard

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard - Picryl description

Nobska Light, Woods Hole, Cape Cod, Mass.

Nobska Light, Woods Hole, Cape Cod, Mass.

On a sightly bluff overlooking Vineyard Sound, Nobska Light stands at the busiest sea traffic corner of the Cape. It was established in 1828, flashes white and red, and has a fog horn blast every 30 seconds. Co... More

Portland Head Light -- First lighthouse erected by the United States of America

Portland Head Light -- First lighthouse erected by the United States o...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Maine postcard.

Portland Head Light / Ralph F. Blood.

Portland Head Light / Ralph F. Blood.

Lighthouse, Portland, Maine, with surf crashing on rocky shore in foreground. J1251 U.S. Copyright Office.

Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet - Helsinki - Fo134885, Finland

Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet - Helsinki - Fo134885, Finland

Fo134885 Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

De vuurtoren van Scheveningen. Zuid Holland

De vuurtoren van Scheveningen. Zuid Holland

De vuurtoren van Scheveningen Public domain photograph related to Dutch photo, Netherlands history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Ostvart" Sverige. Public domain image.

"Ostvart" Sverige. Public domain image.

"Ostvart" Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Nordvart" Sverige. Public domain image.

"Nordvart" Sverige. Public domain image.

"Nordvart" Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ledfyr vid Bergs slussar längs Göta kanal.

Ledfyr vid Bergs slussar längs Göta kanal.

Ledfyr vid Bergs slussar längs Göta kanal. Public domain photograph of a lake, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fo85330AB Sverige. Public domain image.

Fo85330AB Sverige. Public domain image.

Fo85330AB Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bezoek minister Romme aan Grote Oost

Bezoek minister Romme aan Grote Oost

Gezicht door een poort op een vuurtoren.Met half gesloten poortdeuren

Navy Ship DD-821 Johnston - Public domain photograph

Navy Ship DD-821 Johnston - Public domain photograph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rijnvaart, reportage vanaf sleepboot Damco 9: Nederland

Rijnvaart, reportage vanaf sleepboot Damco 9: Nederland

Weerspiegeling van de ondergaande zon in de Waal met op de achtergrond steenfabriek Heuff en dijkwoningen Willem van de Poll worked as a photojournalist for Dutch and European news magazines.

An aerial view of the base facilities

An aerial view of the base facilities

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Story, Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Powell Release Status: Releas... More

An aerial view of the Point Loma Lighthouse near San Diego

An aerial view of the Point Loma Lighthouse near San Diego

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC W. H. Chesterfield Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Fort Jefferson Lighthouse: Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida

Fort Jefferson Lighthouse: Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida

Local call number: DM0251..Title: Fort Jefferson Lighthouse: Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida..Date: July 1986..General note: Located 70 miles west of Key West, Fort Jefferson was built between 1846 and ... More

An oblique aerial view, west looking east, of Point Loma with the Point Loma lighthouse visible to the right

An oblique aerial view, west looking east, of Point Loma with the Poin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 PETTY, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A view of the lighthouse at Point Loma

A view of the lighthouse at Point Loma

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dutkiewicz Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) approaching a navigational marker off the coast of Manta during Unitas XXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. (Exact date shot unknown)

A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Yaquina Head, Oregon Islands

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Yaquina Head, Oregon Islands

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Guardian of the island, this lighthouse looks out to the white-foam sea at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Location: Yaquina H... More

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - The Pacific Ocean and Entrance to Sea Lion Caves

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - The Pacific Ocean and Entrance t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Pacific Ocean and the entrance to the Sea Lion Caves can be seen from the Sea Lion Caves Visitor Center on the Pacific Coast Scenic ... More

Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, Lighthouses

Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, Lighthouses

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, Lighthouses

Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, Lighthouses

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Visualizing the Great Lakes - Great Lakes

Visualizing the Great Lakes - Great Lakes

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Up, Up, and Nearly Away, 1999 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Up, Up, and Nearly Away, 1999 - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

June 11, 1999: Six days to the start of push and 29 days from the new site, but who knew?

The Roanoke River Lighthouse in Edenton, North Carolina is a screw-pile-style lighthouse and was constructed in 1887

The Roanoke River Lighthouse in Edenton, North Carolina is a screw-pil...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Traffic through the area decreased in the twentieth century, and in 1941 the light was decommissioned but left in place. It remained u... More

Coast Guard remembers 87th anniversary of maritime tragedy

Coast Guard remembers 87th anniversary of maritime tragedy

Coast Guard members perform colors during a wreath laying ceremony to honor the 87th anniversary of five Coast Guard members who lost their lives attempting a search and rescue case off of Atlantic City, New Je... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, with its modern first-order optic, takes on a warm glow as dawn breaks and a full moon still shines overhead. The Canaveral light is the only operating lighthouse owned by the U.S. Air Force. In 2000, the Coast Guard transferred ownership of the lighthouse structure and its grounds to the Air Force, which is now responsible for maintaining it. The U.S. Coast Guard continues to operate the beacon as an active navigational aid. The first lighthouse at Cape Canaveral was built near the tip of the Cape in 1848. The structure was only about 60 feet high with a rather dim light powered by whale oil.  In 1859, work began nearby on a new, taller iron structure. Construction was halted during the Civil War, and the lighthouse finally was finished in 1868. The structure, with a brick lining inside its iron exterior, was painted with its "daymark" black and white horizontal bands in 1873 to make it easier to identify during the day as a navigation point. Between 1892 and 1894, the lighthouse was dismantled and moved to its new home about a mile from the coast, where it stands today. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2012-3675

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape...

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, with its modern first-order optic, takes on a warm glow as dawn breaks and a full moon still shines overhead. The Can... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- As the sun rises, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is silhouetted against the early morning sky.                The Canaveral light is the only operating lighthouse owned by the U.S. Air Force. In 2000, the Coast Guard transferred ownership of the lighthouse structure and its grounds to the Air Force, which is now responsible for maintaining it. The U.S. Coast Guard continues to operate the modern first-order beacon as an active navigational aid. The first lighthouse at Cape Canaveral was built near the tip of the Cape in 1848. The structure was only about 60 feet high with a rather dim light powered by whale oil.  In 1859, work began nearby on a new, taller iron structure. Construction was halted during the Civil War, and the lighthouse finally was finished in 1868. The structure, with a brick lining inside its iron exterior, was painted with its "daymark" black and white horizontal bands in 1873 to make it easier to identify during the day as a navigation point. Between 1892 and 1894, the lighthouse was dismantled and moved to its new home about a mile from the coast, where it stands today. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2012-3668

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- As the sun rises, the Cape C...

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- As the sun rises, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is silhouetted against the early morning sky. The Canaveral light is the only operating lighthouse owned ... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, with its modern first-order optic, takes on a warm glow as dawn breaks and a full moon still shines overhead.            The Canaveral light is the only operating lighthouse owned by the U.S. Air Force. In 2000, the Coast Guard transferred ownership of the lighthouse structure and its grounds to the Air Force, which is now responsible for maintaining it. The U.S. Coast Guard continues to operate the beacon as an active navigational aid. The first lighthouse at Cape Canaveral was built near the tip of the Cape in 1848. The structure was only about 60 feet high with a rather dim light powered by whale oil.  In 1859, work began nearby on a new, taller iron structure. Construction was halted during the Civil War, and the lighthouse finally was finished in 1868. The structure, with a brick lining inside its iron exterior, was painted with its "daymark" black and white horizontal bands in 1873 to make it easier to identify during the day as a navigation point. Between 1892 and 1894, the lighthouse was dismantled and moved to its new home about a mile from the coast, where it stands today. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2012-3670

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape...

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, with its modern first-order optic, takes on a warm glow as dawn breaks and a full moon still shines overhead. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   A crane begins lowering a refurbished lantern on top of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, capping more than a year's work toward restoration of the 150-year-old beacon. The work included sandblasting the metal shell and filling the corrosion pits with epoxy, refurbishing the balcony and repairing the lantern. To further the restoration, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation plans to rebuild the lighthouse keeper's quarters from the original plans, as well as establish space for its archives and develop a meeting place. The only lighthouse in the nation operated by the Air Force, it began guiding mariners in 1868. An encroaching sea caused it to be moved inland and it was re-lighted in 1894 at its present location. The refurbishment was sponsored by the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, whose officials said they wanted to help preserve the area's history. The original brass roof, which had been in storage since its removal years ago, has been restored and once again tops the lighthouse. As it is an active aid to navigation, the U.S. Coast Guard continues to be responsible for the optic, or light, which has a range of up to 22 nautical miles. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0578

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crane begins lowering a refurbished ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crane begins lowering a refurbished lantern on top of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, capping more than a year's work toward restoration of the 150-year-old beacon. The work inc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,  a crane lowers the detached lamp room alongside the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. Leaks in the roof allowed moisture to seep in.  The lamp room is being removed for repairs and refurbishment.  In addition, the original brass roof will be restored and put back in place. The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is the only operational lighthouse owned by the Air Force. It was first erected in 1868 near the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd0454

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a crane lowers the detached lamp room alongside the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. Leaks in the roof allowed moisture to seep in. The lamp room i... More

US COAST GUARD SHORE UNIT

US COAST GUARD SHORE UNIT

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (Sept. 18)--Buoys and signs indicate which units are based at Coast Guard Group Grand Haven, Michigan. USCG photo by PA1 Harry C. Craft III

TRANSPAC 2007 Harbor Patrol Station Los Angeles

TRANSPAC 2007 Harbor Patrol Station Los Angeles

A Station Los Angeles 25-foot Safe Boat patrols the waters in Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor During events for the 2007 TRANSPAC Sailboat Races. Photo By CWO Scott Epperson

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