July 28, 2026
Tag: Lightship
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Coastal Sentinels: United States Lighthouses
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A thread of shoreline with a lighthouse has long been a focal point for artists and photographers as well as a destination for tourists and lovers. At the close of the postcard’s golden era, around the outbreak of World War I, America boasted more than 1,400 lighthouses. These captivating seascapes are the center pieces of…
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December 29, 2019 No Comments
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) wrote in his epic poem Evangeline: This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight,Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic,Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. We don’t know if he was writing […]