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The Cape Henry Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Henry, the landform marking the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. state of Virginia. Cape Henry stands at the juncture of Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and is the entry point to the ports of Norfolk, Newport News, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. The location has long been known for the large amount of ocean-going shipping traffic for the harbors, its rivers, and shipping headed to ports on the bay.There are two li

In the Quoddy Head State Park stands the West Quoddy lighthouse. This lighthouse is located in Lubec, Main. The place that this lighthouse stands is the most eastern point in the United States main land.President Thomas Jefferson was the one that ordered the lighthouse to be built in 1808. However, at that time the lighthouse was constructed out of wood, and in 1830 it needed to be rebuilt. In 1858 the lighthouse was rebuilt again, but this time it was built more durable. Also, at this time

The Montauk Point Light is the oldest lighthouse in the state of New York. This lighthouse is located on the far eastern shore of Long Island, in the town of East Hampton. The lighthouse was named after the Montauk tribe. Many years before the lighthouse was built, the Montauk tribe would start fires on Montauk Point to call others to their meetings.Our first President, George Washington, was the one who ordered the construction of the lighthouse, in 1792. Construction was started a few years la

Many lighthouses date back to hundreds of years ago. The Bodie Island Lighthouse is no exception. This lighthouse is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It sits just south of the town of Nags Head.The United States government commissioned Lieutenant Napoleon L. Coste in 1837 to find a spot to build a new lighthouse on the Outer Banks. The Lieutenant decided the spot for the lighthouse would be on Pea Island since many ships were being destroyed on that part of the coast.Ten years later

The Barnegat Lighthouse is located in New Jersey on the northern tip of Long Beach Island. The name Barnegat (which means inlet of breakers) was given to the inlet at the northern tip of Long Beach Island by explorers because of the shoals located there. These shoals would create breakers and would be dangerous to ships passing through this area. It was determined in 1834 that Winslow Lewis would build a lighthouse at this location. When finished in 1835 the lighthouse stood between 40 and