Project Gutenberg 2015-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 411 United States. Coast Guard Coast Guard (U.S.) U.S. Coast Guard 72603267 Historically Famous Lighthouses CG-232 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Historically Famous Lighthouses" by United States Coast Guard is a historical account likely written in the mid-20th century. The work details significant lighthouses across various states, illustrating their structures, historical contexts, and contributions to maritime safety. It aims to convey the importance of lighthouses not only as navigational aids but as symbols of coastal defense and maritime history. The opening of the book begins with a foreword that sets the stage for the subsequent descriptions of notable lighthouses in the United States. It provides an overview of the development of lighthouses since the early 18th century, highlighting the transition from manned to automated systems and emphasizing the role of the Coast Guard in their maintenance. The foreword underscores the historical significance of lighthouses, describing how they have adapted over time, the changes brought about by advancements in technology, and details about specific lighthouses that exemplify their varied histories and functions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lighthouses -- United States VK Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Science - General Category: History - American 230946 2025-06-19T13:26:16.448132 text/html 202558 2024-10-24T17:13:22 text/html 4021261 2025-06-19T13:26:24.085102 application/epub+zip 4026155 2025-06-19T13:26:19.406164 application/epub+zip 124778 2025-06-19T13:26:17.735092 application/epub+zip 4132568 2025-06-19T13:26:27.684072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4077069 2025-06-19T13:26:22.788053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182946 2022-09-22T05:37:29.636610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194824 2025-06-19T13:26:15.620126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175053 2024-10-24T17:13:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15654 2025-06-19T13:26:27.837075 application/rdf+xml 15138 2025-06-19T13:26:17.846091 image/jpeg 2550 2025-06-19T13:26:17.791132 image/jpeg 3664510 2025-06-19T13:26:16.630112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog