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Lighthouses and lifesaving stations of Virginia / Patrick Evans-Hylton.

Title
Lighthouses and lifesaving stations of Virginia / Patrick Evans-Hylton.
Author
Evans-Hylton, Patrick
Publication
Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., c2005.

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128 p. : chiefly ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
Created as navigational tools, lighthouses are of interest to more than mariners; the ruggedly romantic nature of the beacons delights and enthralls thousand of admirers. Lights along the Virginia coast are no exception, from the richly historic Old Cape Henry Light, authorized by President George Washington in 1789, to the candy-striped Assateague Light on the state's Eastern Shore. Of equal interest are the tales of the men of the United States Life-Saving Service, the forerunner of today's Coast Guard. Spaced along the shore, they aided navigation by responding selflessly to ships in distress, often at their own peril. Many of their quaint, beach cottage-style stations are lost, others preserved.
Series Statement
Images of America
Uniform Title
Images of America
Subject
  • Lighthouses > Virginia > History > Pictorial works
  • Lifesaving stations > Virginia > History > Pictorial works
  • Rescue Work > history
  • Rescue Work > organization & administration
  • Ships
  • Public Facilities
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Virginia
Genre/Form
  • Pictorial Work
  • History
  • Pictorial works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 128).
ISBN
0738517852
LCCN
^^2004117864
OCLC
  • 60642471
  • SCSB-12054176
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library