Ohio Lighthouses

Author : Wil O'Connell,Pat O'Connell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0738583324

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Ohio Lighthouses by Wil O'Connell,Pat O'Connell Pdf

Ohio Lighthouses reveals a multitude of stories about the structures along Lake Erie. It chronicles make overs, such as the transformation of the 1821 Marblehead Lighthouse from ugly duckling to beautiful swan. It also documents heartbreaking tales, like the story of the fire at the Green Island Lighthouse that started during a New Year's dinner while the lighthouse keeper's son watched from a mile away on South Bass Island; he, along with friends, unable to come to the rescue in a snowstorm. It touches on the strength of Mother Nature, such as late one fall when a blizzard struck as two lighthouse keepers were preparing to leave the Ashtabula Lighthouse for the winter. For three days, waves washed over the lighthouse in sub-zero temperatures, and water froze as it fell. The sun came out on the fourth day, but the men found themselves unable to open the door. Other interesting histories include those of the lost lighthouse, a disappearing lighthouse sinking into Lake Erie, a Romanesque lighthouse 8 miles from shore, the wood lighthouse on a slightly sinful island, the lighthouse built to last forever but slated for the wrecking ball, and more.

Author : Wil O'Connell,Pat O'Connell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439643099

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Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan by Wil O'Connell,Pat O'Connell Pdf

From the Straits of Mackinac to the Detroit River, Images of America: Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan reveals intriguing stories of lighthouses and the people who depended on them. Readers will enjoy discovering what happened when a large ship fell 20 feet over one of the Soo Locks and the captain commented, “Good-bye Old World,” as well as of a persistent ghost that caused havoc with the Coast Guard. Which lighthouse was a construction miracle in 1874? And whatever happened to the lost lighthouses of the Detroit River? A collection of the mysteries, storms, fires, and heroics surrounding the lighthouses of eastern Michigan are waiting within.

Author : Bruce Roberts,Cheryl Shelton-Roberts
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493047017

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American Lighthouses by Bruce Roberts,Cheryl Shelton-Roberts Pdf

For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past echoing with adventure and mystery, a lure for travelers looking for a glimpse into a romantic past. American Lighthouses offers more than just a tour of over 450 beautiful and historic navigational beacons dotting the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind handbook details their history and architecture and provides full information on visiting or viewing them.

Author : Janice B. Patterson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738560561

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Cleveland's Lighthouses by Janice B. Patterson Pdf

Missionary-geographer John Heckewelder was prophetic in the 1790s when he mapped the place where the Cuyahoga River flows into Lake Erie. He wrote, "Cujahaga will hereafter be a place of great importance." In 1796, surveyors arrived to plot a new town and named it after their superintendent, Moses Cleaveland. Soon Cleveland (the a was omitted on early maps) was a magnet for inventors and entrepreneurs. By 1829-1830, a lighthouse was necessary to support lake traffic spurred by shipbuilding, shipping, and population growth. A succession of taller, brighter structures has guided mariners into the Cleveland harbor, creating a splendid history. Remarkable people have tended these sometimes-silent sentinels through decades of calm nights and dramatic storms, subtly contributing to the region's growth and prosperity.

Author : Daniel E. Dempster, Todd R. Berger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610604377

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Lighthouses of the Great Lakes by Daniel E. Dempster, Todd R. Berger Pdf

The lighthouses of the Great Lakes, for so long guiding ships to safety across the rough waters, still stand as beacons to adventurous travelers. Rich with vintage and contemporary photographs, picturing the lighthouses inside and out, by day and by night, the book takes you into the fascinating history of the structures at Split Rock, Sandusky, Big Sable Point, Old Mackinac Point Light, and Marblehead Light, to name a few. Berger’s stories about keepers and their families, horrific storms, and even encounters with ghosts bring to vivid life the lost world of these historic lighthouses. A thoroughly engaging tour page by page, the book also makes travel to these destinations easy as well as edifying, with maps, directions, and a comprehensive appendix listing all the current lighthouses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCR:31210024881136

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Preserving Historic Lighthouses by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Lighthouse Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : MINN:31951D01114967I

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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Lighthouses to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the Fiscal Year Ended ... by United States. Lighthouse Service Pdf

Author : Dianna Higgs Stampfler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439674536

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Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes by Dianna Higgs Stampfler Pdf

The author of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes. Losing one's life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn't such an unusual occurrence. Death by murder, suicide or other tragic causes--while rare--were not unheard of. Two keepers on Lake Superior's Grand Island disappeared one early summer day in 1908, their decomposed remains found weeks later. A newly hired and some say depressed keeper on Pilot Island in Wisconsin's Door County slit his own throat after a consultation with a local butcher about the location of the jugular vein. A smallpox outbreak in the late 1890s led to the tragic death of a lighthouse hired hand on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Join author Dianna Stampfler as she uncovers the facts (and debunks some fiction) behind some of the Great Lakes' darkest lighthouse tales.

Author : United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : United States
ISBN : UCSC:32106019789798

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Herbert Hoover by United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover) Pdf

Author : Eugene H. Ware
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625856036

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Pennsylvania Lighthouses on Lake Erie by Eugene H. Ware Pdf

Four lighthouses remain in Pennsylvania, and Lake Erie is home to three. In 1818, Old Presque Isle Light became the first United States lighthouse built on the lake's shore. But a need for even more navigational assistance gave birth to the North Pierhead Lighthouse forty years later. The Presque Isle Light Station first shined on Lake Erie in July 1873. Thanks to the guidance from these landmarks, Erie's port is one of the busiest in the Great Lakes. Author Eugene Ware offers an edifying history of Erie Harbor lights.

Author : Robert G. Müller
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738544965

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New York State Lighthouses by Robert G. Müller Pdf

New York State Lighthouses explores the great lighthouse heritage of New York State. Second only to Michigan in the number of lighthouses it contains, New York boasts a lighthouse legacy that stretches from the Great Lakes to the tip of Long Island. Many of these lighthouses, even some no longer in existence, were photographed for use on early postcards and are assembled for the fi rst time in the pages of this book.

Author : Wendy Koile
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626198197

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Disasters of Ohio’s Lake Erie Islands by Wendy Koile Pdf

Beautiful and deadly, the Lake Erie islands off the coast of Ohio have seen their fair share of disasters. The Victory Hotel on South Bass Island at Put-in-Bay was once the largest hotel in the nation. But the grand residence was reduced to ashes after a spark quickly became a raging, uncontrollable inferno. Reports of smallpox on Pelee Island resulted in mass hysteria and the quarantine of an entire island. At the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse, one light keeper was frozen in for days with his deceased colleague until he could make a desperate escape. Wendy Koile chronicles the fiercest calamities to shatter the tranquility of these solitary shores.

Author : Francis Ross Holland
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 048625576X

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America's Lighthouses by Francis Ross Holland Pdf

A history of the lighthouse which examines its technical development in the United States

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : UVA:35007001081359

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Lighthouse Bibliography by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jennifer Boresz Engelking
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439679463

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Lost Lake Erie by Jennifer Boresz Engelking Pdf

Serene one moment and destructive the next, Lake Erie's moods mirror its tumultuous role in history. As the site of Cleveland's Great Lakes Exposition, the lake offered visitors a respite from the Great Depression, and Hotel Victory, once considered the world's largest summer resort, drew thousands to Put-In-Bay. Daring postal workers dangerously crossed the ice-covered surface on hybrid "boats" and by foot. Canal Street, at the Buffalo Wharf, was once called "the Wickedest Street in America." The Erie is one of thousands of ships that lie in a solemn graveyard below the surface. And rum runners turned the lake into a watery highway for illegal booze during Prohibition. Author Jennifer Boresz Engelking reveals entertaining, heartbreaking, and nostalgic stories of the lost sites, businesses and industries of Lake Erie.