From octagonal towers to skeletal metal pyramids and squat houses set on screw-pile foundations, lighthouses have a diverse taxonomy—but they all serve a basic function. Seafarers, as well as landlubbers, need these beacons to guide them safely through treacherous waters and dark nights.
Since the first lighthouse was built, people have been fiddling with combinations of fire, mirrors, and lenses to create better lighting for the ocean’s vast expanses. But lighthouses have become much more than just a beacon, and their stories are as fascinating as the structures themselves.
Lighthouses are a national treasure, and the National Historic Landmarks Act of 2000 codified the bright idea that they should be shared with the public as historical treasures. Today, the NLM is working with communities to share these beacons of light with the world, and you can join us in this exciting endeavor.
JUN. 14, 2012 – NLM holds its second Light Keeper’s Gala onboard M/V Cornutopia DestiNY and awards Modern Day Light Keepers award to Wayne Wheeler of the USLHS and Louis Bauchan, last civilian lightkeeper nationwide, who retired after 66 years at St. Augustine. NLM thanks major supporters Mr. John Catsimatidis and the Ritter Family and The Staten Island Advance for their support.
OCT. 29 – NLM celebrates its first weekend in August dedicated to lighthouses, including lectures and site walks, participation in a maritime festival, and the first official walking tours of the Staten Island waterfront and NLM’s Building 11. AUG. 8 – NLM receives a Letter of Intent from NYCEDC to establish itself in the Staten Island Waterfront Arts & Cultural Uses of Building 11, which NLM must fully raise by the end of July.
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