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Book Synopsis Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse by : David Gendell
Download or read book Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse written by David Gendell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the hard-packed shoal at Thomas Point menaced Chesapeake Bay mariners. Even after two separate stone towers were built on the shoreline, sailors continued to request a light at the end of the mile-long shoal. When a new lighthouse was finally approved in 1873, experts deemed its novel design too fragile for the location--it was built anyway. Long overdue and of an inappropriate design, the iconic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was lit in November 1875 and continues to serve mariners. Thomas Point is the last Chesapeake Bay screwpile-style lighthouse in its original location and one of only twelve American lighthouses designated as a National Historic Landmark. Join Annapolis sailor David Gendell as he explores Thomas Point.
Book Synopsis Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse: A Chesapeake Bay Icon by : David Gendell
Download or read book Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse: A Chesapeake Bay Icon written by David Gendell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the hard-packed shoal at Thomas Point menaced Chesapeake Bay mariners. Even after two separate stone towers were built on the shoreline, sailors continued to request a light at the end of the mile-long shoal. When a new lighthouse was finally approved in 1873, experts deemed its novel design too fragile for the location--it was built anyway. Long overdue and of an inappropriate design, the iconic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was lit in November 1875 and continues to serve mariners. Thomas Point is the last Chesapeake Bay screwpile-style lighthouse in its original location and one of only twelve American lighthouses designated as a National Historic Landmark. Join Annapolis sailor David Gendell as he explores Thomas Point.
Download or read book Bay Beacons written by Linda Turbyville and published by Eastwind Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First and foremost, Bay Beacons is a book for lovers of the Chesapeake Bay - for those who sail its waters and for those who delight in its shores. For these bay explorers, the lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay symbolize continuity with the past, with both its natural and human history. Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Charlestown Navy Yard, Historic Resource Study, Volume 3 of 3, 2010 by :
Download or read book Charlestown Navy Yard, Historic Resource Study, Volume 3 of 3, 2010 written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Practical Navigator by : Nathaniel Bowditch
Download or read book American Practical Navigator written by Nathaniel Bowditch and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Chesapeake Country by : Eugene L. Meyer
Download or read book Chesapeake Country written by Eugene L. Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of Chesapeake country. With photographs and text, it provides a guide to Chesapeake's variegated wildlife, towns forgotten by time, spectacular vistas, the diverse lifestyles of the people who live there, and the environmental and ecological challenges that the bay faces
Book Synopsis History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1623-1905 by : Francis Byron Greene
Download or read book History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1623-1905 written by Francis Byron Greene and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Florida Manatee Recovery Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts by : Simeon L. Deyo
Download or read book History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts written by Simeon L. Deyo and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Eastern Shore Road Trips (Vol. 2) by : Jim Duffy
Download or read book Eastern Shore Road Trips (Vol. 2) written by Jim Duffy and published by . This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join award-winning writer Jim Duffy as he ventures out in search of the heart and soul of the storied Delmarva Peninsula--wandering along backroads, visiting Chesapeake islands, touring quaint towns, and strolling beaches and parks. A follow-up to the regional bestseller "Eastern Shore Road Trips," "Eastern Shore Road Trips 2" serves up 26 all-new excursions that mix itineraries full of insider tips with fascinating stories from days gone by. The author is the co-founder of Secrets of the Eastern Shore, the go-to online source among locals and tourists alike for travel tips and engaging stories about the region. Whether you are a road tripper or an armchair traveler, "Eastern Shore Road Trips 2" is sure to give you a fresh sense for what makes the Delmarva Peninsula such a timeless American treasure. In every chapter, the book delves into the fascinating events and key personalities that shaped the destination at hand. Trips are evenly divided among the lower, middle, and upper parts of the peninsula, which covers the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the state of Delaware. Helpful maps provide a general sense for the geography of each trip.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Haunted Places by : Jeff Belanger
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Haunted Places written by Jeff Belanger and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring new listings and new information on existing haunts, thhis book offers supernatural tourists a guide to points of interest through the eyes of the world's leading ghost hunters.
Book Synopsis Navigating Neutrality by : Sandra Moats
Download or read book Navigating Neutrality written by Sandra Moats and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Americas;Naval forces and warfare;General and world history;Central / national / federal government.
Book Synopsis Where Light in Darkness Lies by : Veronica della Dora
Download or read book Where Light in Darkness Lies written by Veronica della Dora and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating history of both real-life lighthouses and the beacons of literature and art alike, shedding light on the multifaceted power of these liminal structures. Suspended between sea and sky, battered by the waves and the wind, lighthouses mark the battle lines between the elements. They guard the boundaries between the solid human world and the primordial chaos of the waters; between stability and instability; between the known and the unknown. As such, they have a strange, universal appeal that few other manmade structures possess. Engineered to draw the gaze of sailors, lighthouses have likewise long attracted the attention of soldiers and saints, artists and poets, novelists and filmmakers, colonizers and migrants, and, today more than ever, heritage tourists and developers. Their evocative locations, isolation, and resilience, have turned these structures into complex metaphors, magnets for stories. This book explores the rich story of the lighthouse in the human imagination.
Book Synopsis Hudson River Lighthouses by : Hudson River Maritime Museum
Download or read book Hudson River Lighthouses written by Hudson River Maritime Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses were built on the Hudson River in New York between 1826 to 1921 to help guide freight and passenger traffic. One of the most famous was the iconic Statue of Liberty. This fascinating history with photos will bring the time of traffic along the river alive. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902. Hudson River Lighthouses invites readers to explore these unique icons and their fascinating stories.
Book Synopsis A History of Fort Sumter by : Michael Patrick Hendrix
Download or read book A History of Fort Sumter written by Michael Patrick Hendrix and published by Landmarks. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1829, construction began on a fort atop a rock formation in the mouth of Charleston Harbor. Decades later, Fort Sumter was near completion on December 26, 1860, when Major Robert Anderson occupied it in response to the growing hostilities between the North and South. As a symbol of sedition for the North and holy ground for the South, possession of Fort Sumter was deemed essential to both sides when the Civil War began. By 1864, the fort, heavily bombarded by Union artillery, was a shapeless mass of ruins, mostly bermed rubble and sand with a garrison of Confederate soldiers holding its ground. Join author M. Patrick Hendrix as he follows the tumultuous lives of the men who fought to control what later became one of the most revered monuments to the war.
Book Synopsis In the Midst of These Plains by : Cathy Thompson
Download or read book In the Midst of These Plains written by Cathy Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the summation of nearly 50 years of architectural survey in Charles County, Maryland. It includes an overall historic context for the county, as well as detailed descriptions of building types within the county, including dwellings, agricultural structures and landscapes, religious institutions, and public, commercial and industrial buildings. By looking at the county's buildings collectively, clear patterns and themes have emerged, reflecting the social and economic development of the county. Characterized by its remote location, first as a British colony and later as a rural county, Charles County residents were relatively conservative and therefore, slow to adopt national architectural styles. For the first two centuries Charles County residents chose instead to build in familiar vernacular forms. As transportation networks improved, first with steamships, then railroads and automobiles, architectural pattern books arrived in the county and began to influence building patterns, but many of these designs were executed in a conservative manner and form and rarely exhibited the most flamboyant features associated with national styles. Many building forms, such as the front-gable Folk Victorian, were constructed in Charles County long after the style had gone out of fashion in other areas. The emphasis on tobacco cultivation and self-sustaining plantations reinforced the rural nature of the county, discouraging the formation of large towns. It wasn't until the late nineteenth century, with the arrival of the railroad and establishment of the Naval Proving Ground, that sizable towns began to develop. Construction of Crain Highway in the mid-twentieth century brought more intensive development along the road's route. After World War II, the county continued to grow rapidly as a bedroom community for nearby Washington, D.C. These growth and development patterns created a distinct impression on the landscape with building forms that were unique to Charles County"--
Book Synopsis National Coastal Condition Report by : Kevin Summers
Download or read book National Coastal Condition Report written by Kevin Summers and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
