Florida Lighthouse Trail

Author : Thomas Taylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1561648361
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida Lighthouse Trail written by Thomas Taylor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the histories of Florida's light stations by different authors, each an authority on a particular lighthouse, this book is chock-full of information on dates of construction and operation, foundation materials, lighting equipment, and more. Complete directions to each lighthouse site are included, as well as names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, websites of lighthouse organizations. Preface by Wayne Wheeler, president of the United States Lighthouse Society, as well as a full glossary, bibliography, and index.

Author : Josh Liller
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1683340779
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Florida Lighthouse Trail written by Josh Liller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Amelia Island to the Keys to Pensacola in the Panhandle, the coast of Florida is dotted with lighthouses of all sizes, shapes, materials, and - best of all – histories. The Florida Lighthouse Trail is a compilation of short histories, written by expert contributors from around the state. Each chapter has fascinating details about these great sentinels. Chock-full of information on dates of construction and operation, changes over time, and Fresnel lenses, this book also serves as a travel guide with directions and contact information for their support organizations. Paul Bradley's beautiful artwork richly illustrates each lighthouse. This new edition features substantially updated information, with the most up-to-date information for history buffs and prospective visitors. The Florida Lighthouse Trail also includes a history of the Florida Lighthouse Association, an extensive glossary, short biographies of the contributors, suggested reading, and an index.

Author : John Hairr
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738503264
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida Lighthouses written by John Hairr and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sporting the second-longest coastline in the United States, Florida has over 8,000 miles of sparkling beaches and waterfront property. This valuable landscape and the region's position between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico made Florida key in the early expansion of American trade routes, but the state's several capes and dangerous reefs, rocks, and shoals made travel quite perilous to unwary mariners. When commerce and traffic began to grow between ports on the East Coast and along the Gulf of Mexico in the nineteenth century, it became necessary to construct aids to navigation along the state's long and treacherous coast. Lighthouses were the solution. Constructed in a variety of styles and sizes, Florida's lighthouses were erected on what, at the time, were some of the most desolate regions of the southeastern United States and included lonely offshore islands. Manned and inhabited by vigilant keepers and their families, these towers illuminated the dark seas and provided the beacon that guided lost travelers. Large brick structures watched over St. Augustine, Pensacola, and Ponce de Leon Inlet; iron skeletons towered over Crooked River and Hillsboro Inlet; and screwpile lighthouses stood as sentinels in the waters off the Florida Keys.

Author : Rick Tuers
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764358739
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida Lighthouses written by Rick Tuers and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the maritime and human history of Florida's 30 awe-inspiring lighthouses along the East Coast, through the Keys, and up the west coast to the Panhandle. Both modern color and historical black-and-white photographs, as well as postcards and diagrams, illustrate their role in the settlement of not only Florida, but all of America. Florida's shores have been witness to over five centuries of maritime history, including battles in the Revolutionary War, the Seminole Wars, the Civil War, and World War II. Diving into the lives of the keepers of these beacons, the Tuerses describe how the lighthouse keepers navigated not only these political conflicts, but nature's wrath, braving hurricanes and wild storms to keep the lights burning. This meticulously researched book covers the technical--such as the engineering behind the design of the towers and lenses--as well as the personal, including stories of widowed women balancing raising a family with tending the lighthouse.

Author : Elinor De Wire
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781561642168
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Florida Lighthouses written by Elinor De Wire and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida's lighthouses guide shipping south from the St. Marys River to the tip of the Keys, then north to Pensacola Bay. See some of Florida's oldest and most historic structures, with diverse styles of architecture and daymark designs, including the black-and-white bands of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and the spider-legged iron structures along the Florida Reef. This guide has been revised and updated from previous edition, with new photos of renovated lighthouses. It discusses four lighthouses not included in first edition.

Author : Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439679037
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haunted Florida Lighthouses written by Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses. Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.

Author : Elinor DeWire
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 168334023X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Florida Lighthouses written by Elinor DeWire and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging and colorful guidebook brings alive the many lighthouses of the Sunshine State. Some thirty Florida lighthouses guide ships south from the St. Marys River to the tip of the Keys, then north to Pensacola Bay. They comprise some of Florida's oldest and most historic structures and represent many diverse styles of architecture and daymarks. This new edition of the bestselling Guide to Florida Lighthouses has been updated with expanded profiles of the lighthouses, new travel information, more history, and recent photos.

Author : Bob Shanklin
Publisher : The Lighthouse People
ISBN 13 : 9780967754420
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighthouses of Florida written by Bob Shanklin and published by The Lighthouse People. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographers Bob and Sandra Shaklin provide photographs of 30 lighthouses in Florida and 3 in Alabama.

Author : Elinor De Wire
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1561643238
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida Lighthouses for Kids written by Elinor De Wire and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of Florida's thirty-three lighthouses, including how they were designed and built, how they operate, and the bravery of their keepers.

Author : Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher : Wilderness Press
ISBN 13 : 0899978207
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rail-Trails Florida written by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida visitors are often surprised by both the beauty of its trails and by the great variety of its landscapes. Although Florida doesn't have any mountains, it does offer trails with views of everything from beaches and bluffs to prairies and wetlands. In this comprehensive trail guide, you'll find some of the best, most beautiful trails in Florida. Many of the trails were converted from unused railroad corridors to become some of the best multiuse rail-trails in the state. In this guidebook, experts from Rail-to-Trails Conservancy present their final list of the top trails and rail-trails in Florida, selected from more than 100 in the state. In addition to details about each trail, Rail-Trails Florida also provides information about trail amenities, including restrooms, parking facilities, and water fountains.