Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island Lighthouse PDF

Author: Bill Bleyer

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-05-15

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1439663483

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The first Fire Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1826 after numerous shipwrecks along the barrier island. A replacement tower built in 1858 incorporated innovations in lighthouse design such as the Fresnel lens. Vessels anchored offshore, known as lightships, augmented the lighthouse for many years. The Coast Guard shut down the site in 1973. Through the efforts of the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and the National Park Service, the beautiful structure was meticulously restored and the tower relit in 1986. Along with a selection of wonderful color photographs depicting the grandeur of the lighthouse, author Bill Bleyer charts the history of Long Island's cherished Fire Island Lighthouse.

The Fire Island National Seashore

The Fire Island National Seashore PDF

Author: Lee E. Koppelman

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2008-02-14

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0791478890

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A comprehensive account of the history of the Fire Island National Seashore since its creation in 1964.

Robert's Tall Friend

Robert's Tall Friend PDF

Author: Vivian Farrell

Publisher:

Published: 1997-10

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780965752473

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Relates the story, based in fact, of how a young boy's move to Fire Island, where his father is a National Park Service Ranger, is strategic in the restoring to service of the island's crumbling old lighthouse.

The Fire Island National Seashore

The Fire Island National Seashore PDF

Author: Lee E. Koppelman

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2008-02-14

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780791473429

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A comprehensive account of the history of the Fire Island National Seashore since its creation in 1964.

Fire Island Lighthouse and Keepers Dwelling

Fire Island Lighthouse and Keepers Dwelling PDF

Author: Carole Perrault

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-02-12

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781482518238

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This is a historic structure report about the Fire Island Lighthouse and Keepers Dwelling which guided vessels bound for New York Harbor for over 100 years.Today, the black and white striped lighthouse and stone keepers dwelling continue to welcome visitors but only by day. Both structures are inactive and serve as a remnant of their majestic and humble past.

Shipwreck of Hopes

Shipwreck of Hopes PDF

Author: Angela Reich

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780578416205

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SHIPWRECK OF HOPES sweeps the reader from a desolate island beach in America, across the Atlantic to war-torn Italy to tell a story of shipwreck, deception, thievery, and murder on treacherous seas, in bloody revolution, and on an isolated shore. Place, time, memory and dream are woven together to tell the stories of two women who risk everything in their quests to control their own destinies. Drawing inventively on the lives that converged with the fate of the ship Elizabeth in 1850, the novel reveals the harrowing journeys of those involved on that desperate day

Fire Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Dwelling, Vol. 1

Fire Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Dwelling, Vol. 1 PDF

Author: Carole L. Perrault

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-22

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9781396339455

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Excerpt from Fire Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Dwelling, Vol. 1: Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data Section, Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue, New York Many organizations have aided me in my research endeavors on the Fire Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Dwelling. A number of individuals, however, stand out as deserving a special word of formal thanks. They are listed here alphabetically. Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Jack Hauptman, for his continual support and enthusiasm. Fire Island West District Chief Ranger Nancy Howell, for coordinating my visits, and for providing me with a table and the warmth of her dining room (in the east side of the keeper's dwelling) as I took periodic refuge from surveying the unheated and windblown lighthouse in the depths of winter. Fire Island Historian Dr. Steven Kesselman, for his guidance and assistance in retrieving material for this report from the historical files of the Fire Island National Seashore; and for his role as liaison between the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc., and the Preservation Center. Fire Island Ranger Rockwell Rocky Norris, for sharing his extensive knowledge of the us. Coast Guard; for his cutting the red tape on a research expedition to the third-district Coast Guard Facility at Governor's Island; and to his wife Audrey and son Robert for courtesies extended while I surveyed their residence in the west side of the keeper's dwelling. National Archives Archivist William Sherman, for his expertise with the us. Coast Guard records, and for never becoming exasperated with my endless inquiries into the lighthouse records. Finally, I wish to extend my appreciation to the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. It is because of their fund-raising efforts that I, too, am now enraptured with the Fire Island Lighthouse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.