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| American Lighthouse Foundation based in Wells, Maine. Join today and help save our lighthouse history and heritage! |
| Absecon Lighthouse - Come see what makes this historic beacon in Atlantic City so special. |
| Alaska Lighthouse Association - This organization is active in the restoration of Point Retreat Light on Admiralty Island, Alaska. |
| Avery Point Lighthouse Society - Help this group preserve a unique tower in Groton, Connecticut. |
| Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association - The third oldest light station in the U.S. |
| Bird Island Light Preservation Society in Marion, Massachusetts. |
| Dutch Island Lighthouse Society - Working to restore a treasure of the Narragansett Bay. |
| East End Lighthouses - Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and where applicable, acquisition of the offshore lighthouses of Eastern Long Island. |
| East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation - In Greenport, New York. |
| Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society - The main concern of FILPS is to develop the appreciation of Long Island's Maritime Heritage. |
| Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands |
| Friends of Flying Santa - A nonprofit group dedicated to maintaining the traditional flights to lighthouse keepers and their families at Christmastime, now continued as a way of expressing gratitude to Coast Guard families. This great tradition was started by Bill Wincapaw in 1929 and was carried on by Edward Rowe Snow for over 40 years. |
| The Friends of Doubling Point Light in Maine. |
| Friends of Seguin Island, Inc.- This group has done wonderful work taking care of one of the most historic light stations in Maine. Do what you can to support them! |
| Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust - Maintains Ram Island Light in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. |
| Horton
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dwelling now houses the Southold Historical Society's Nautical Museum. This is part of a larger site on Long Island Lighthouses. |
| The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum, Long Island, New York. |
| The Museum of Lighthouse History in Wells, Maine, is operated by the American Lighthouse Foundation. |
| The Nauset Light Preservation Society in Eastham on Cape Cod. Read about how this historic tower was saved from oblivion. |
| New England Lighthouse Lovers - A fast growing organization of people from all six New England states, New York, New Jersey, and beyond. |
| The New Jersey Lighthouse Society - Lots of historical information, photos, and information on visiting the lights. |
| Portland Harbor Museum - On the grounds of historic Fort Preble in South Portland, Maine, overlooking beautiful Casco Bay. The museum has custodianship of historic Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse. |
| Portland Head Light Museum and Park in Maine. One of New England's most famous treasures. |
| Project Gurnet and Bug Lights - This group cares for two historic lighthouses in Massachusetts: Plymouth (Gurnet) Light and Duxbury Pier (Bug) Light. |
| The Range Light Keepers - A group of interested local Maine citizens and visitors who are participating in an historic opportunity to maintain and preserve an important piece of the maritime history of Maine -- the Doubling Point (Kennebec River) Range Lights and the Fiddler's Reach fog signal tower. A unique light station - check out their site! |
| Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation of Rhode Island. This organization has performed miracles and has brought a jewel of the Narragansett Bay back to life. |
| Selkirk Lighthouse Homepage (New York). |
| The Shelburne Museum in Vermont - includes the Colchester Reef Lighthouse. |
| The Shore Village Museum, Maine's Lighthouse Museum - Read the informative newsletter online. Museum Director Ken Black is rightly known as "Mr. Lighthouse." |
| Sodus Bay Lighthouse and Museum, New York. |
| Spring Point Ledge Light Trust in South Portland, Maine. |
| Thacher Island Association in Rockport, Massachusetts. One of the most historic twin light stations on the east coast. |
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| Cape Hatteras National Seashore - National Park Service site. |
| Cape May Lighthouse - part of the site of the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts. |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - includes the Hooper Strait Lighthouse. |
| Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society - Focusing on implementing the U.S. Lighthouse Society's goals in the Chesapeake Bay area, particularly with regard to the lighthouses and lightships of Virginia and Maryland. |
| Currituck Beach Lighthouse - In Corolla, North Carolina. This lighthouse welcomes visitors from around the world to its historic compound on the northern Outer Banks. |
| Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. - Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Delaware River & Bay lighthouses. |
| The Florida Lighthouse Association - This organization is working to save and preserve Florida's lighthouses and their special role in the maritime history of the state. |
| Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society, Florida. |
| The Key West Art and Historical Society - Manages the Key West Lighthouse. |
| The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, has a research library that includes items relating to lighthouses. You can search their online catalog. |
| The Morris Island Lighthouse in Charleston, South Carolina is the subject of the Save The Light Inc., website. Help them out! |
| Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, North Carolina. |
| Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation, Inc., in Lewes, Delaware. |
| Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, Florida. |
| Sand Island Lighthouse Preservation Group Inc. - Trying to save this Alabama lighthouse, the last great masonry tower built on the Gulf Coast. |
| Save the Light - Cape St. George Light in Florida. |
| The St. Augustine, Florida, Lighthouse Museum |
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| DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society - Marking the entrance to the St. Mary's River at the northern end of Lake Huron. |
| Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse, Ohio. |
| Friends of Rock Island Light - in Wisconsin. |
| The Great Lakes Lightkeepers' Association. One of the best lighthouse organizations in the U.S. |
| Inland Seas Maritime Museum - Vermilion, Ohio - Includes the lens from the Spectacle Reef Lighthouse. |
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| Cape Decision Lighthouse Society - A nonprofit Alaskan corporation which was awarded the stewardship of the Cape Decision Light Station and Lighthouse Reserve by the US Coast Guard in April of 1997. |
| Juneau Lighthouse Society - Formed in 1997 for the purpose of the preservation and maintenance of Five Finger Lighthouse located in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska. |
| East Brother Light Station, Inc.in San Francisco. |
| The New Dungeness Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society, in Washington. |
| The Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club - A nonprofit group of Lake Havasu (Arizona) City citizens, whose mission is to provide aids to navigation on the lake, in the form of miniature lighthouses that are replicas of famous lighthouse around the country. |
| Pigeon Point Lighthouse in California, now a hostel. |
| Point Arena Lighthouse and Museum. of California. |
| U.S. Lighthouse Society , publishers of the Keepers' Log. Based in San Francisco. |
| Westport Maritime Museum - Westport, Washington - Help celebrate 100 years of service by the Grays Harbor Lighthouse. |
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| Cape Enrage Adventures, New Brunswick, Canada |
| The Southampton Marine Heritage Committee in Ontario, Canada, has a site devoted to the restoration of Chantry Island Light. The island is a bird sanctuary as well as home to an historic lighthouse. |
| Commissioners of Irish Lights |
| Henry Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| The Lighthouse Society of Great Britain |
| New Brunswick Lighthouse Society, Canada |
| Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society - Lots of content on this site. |
| Rose Blanche Lighthouse, Newfoundland, Canada. |
| Seal Island Lighthouse Museum, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| The Swedish Lighthouse Society - founded in October 1996. |
| Trinity House Lighthouse Service, United Kingdom |
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| Historic Lighthouse Preservation Handbook - For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office, but you can read the entire thing online. A great resource for information on various types of lighthouse construction. |
| Lighthouse Organizations and Resources - Jim Walker's list |
| Library of Congress Homepage - Go to the American Memory Collection and try a search for "lighthouse" and you'll find some interesting documents and pictures. You can also search their library catalog for more lighthouse materials. |
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Lighthouses to Visit (Maritime Heritage Program) Lighthouse Heritage (Maritime Heritage Program) -- Includes the Inventory of Historic Light Stations. An important resource. |
| National Archives - You can search many of their holdings online using the NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL). Many lighthouse documents are located in regional branches of the National Archives, such as Waltham, Massachusetts. Thousands of photographs and architectural drawings are at the National Archives facility in College Park, Maryland. |
| National Lighthouse Center and Museum, Staten Island, New York. Read about this exciting museum-to-be! |
| U.S. Coast Guard - Resources of the Historian's Office This site now includes a great deal of information on lighthouse history, historic photos and an extensive bibliography. |
| U.S. Naval Historical Center - Their library in Washington D.C. includes material on lighthouses. You can search their online catalog. |
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| U.S. Life-Saving Heritage Association - This important organization works to preserve the stations, history, boats, and equipment of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and U.S. Coast Guard. |
