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A Brief History of New Dungeness Lighthouse - http://dungeness.com/lighthouse/history.htm
Vintage and contemporary photos plus narrative description on light situated on a spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca-Puget Sound in Washington state.

Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - http://www.cblights.com/
Photos, descriptions and historical information on lighthouses and lightships of the Chesapeake Bay region.

Chesapeake Bay Lights - http://www.lighthousegetaway.com/lights/chesapeake.html
Identification of architectural style and information on date built, order of lens and whether or not light is still in service.

Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation - http://www.delawarebaylights.org/
An all-volunteer organization that serves as the caretaker for two of Delaware's nine remaining historic lighthouses - Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse and Delaware Breakwater East End.

Greg's Lighthouse Page - http://home.att.net/~grg71
Pictures of lighthouses around the Great Lakes and East Coast.

Legendary Lighthouses - http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/
Photo gallery and information on lighthouses in the United States. From the Public Broadcasting Network series of the same name.

Lighthouse Friends - http://www.lighthousefriends.com/
Photographs, description and history of U.S. lighthouses

Lighthouse Ratings.com - http://www.lighthouseratings.com/
Profiles top-rated lighthouses for historic significance and other criteria.

Lighthouses in the U.S. - http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/stateindex.htm
Photos and information on lights located in the northeast, Florida and California.

Lighthouses of America - http://www.iwaniw.net/lights/
Terry's personal page of expandable thumbnail photographs with brief histories of lighthouses in New Jersey and Martha's Vineyard.

Lighthouses of the South - http://www.bansemer.com/lighthouses.htm
Guide to lighthouses in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Includes location maps, personal observations, history and illustrations.

Lighthouses, Lightships and Aids to Navigation - http://www.uscg.mil/history/h_lhindex.asp
Extensive information includes photos, history, data and statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Lights of the Delaware River and Bay - http://www.cblights.com/lights/delawarebreakwaterharborofrefuge.asp
Photos, descriptions, and historical information provided.

LiLee's Lighthouse Lane - http://members.tripod.com/~LiLeeC/
Photos and information on rescued lights, lighthouse preservation and the lights of New England, New York and New Jersey.

Nightbeacons - http://www.nightbeacons.net
Nighttime photographs of lighthouses in California, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina.

Outer Banks Lighthouse Society - http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouse-society/
Organized in 1994 to aid in the preservation of the lighthouses on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Park Net: Lighthouse Heritage - http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/lt_index.htm
Survey of historic light stations within the US National Park system: photograph, date and basic facts on construction given for each. Lighthouse lens inventory; lighthouses to visit, preservation.

Sand Island Lighthouse Preservation Group, Inc. - http://www.sandislandlighthouse.com/
News and information on lighthouse located off Dauphin Island in Alabama.

The American Lighthouse Foundation - http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/
For the preservation of historic lighthouses. Includes the New England Lighthouse Foundation.

Towers of the Atlantic Coast - http://www.lighthousegetaway.com/lights/atlantic.html
Information on lights from the Montauk Point Light at the tip of Long Island, New York south to St. Simons Light in Georgia.

Tybee Island Light Station - http://tybeelighthouse.org/
Narrative history of the towers, lightkeepers' houses, Fresnel lens during the Civil War and related information. Located on Tybee Island, east of Savannah, Georgia.

U. S. Lighthouses - http://www.us-lighthouses.com
Photos and narrative descriptions on many lights across the U.S.

United States Lighthouse Society - http://www.uslhs.org/
Nonprofit historical and educational organization provides information on programs, tours, projects and chapters.

US Lighthouse Society - http://www.cheslights.org
Chesapeake Chapter (Virginia and Maryland). Includes photos, maps, club information.

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