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Maritime National Historic Landmarks: Lighthouses and Light Stations

 

As part of the 1988 National Historic Landmark (NHL) theme study, "The Maritime Heritage of the United States," historians from the NHL Program and the Maritime Heritage Program collected NHL nominations for lighthouses and light stations. The list is updated as new NHLs are designated. For additional information about lighthouses, please consult the lighthouse context statement.

 

Block Island South East Lighthouse

Block Island, RI
Period of significance: 1874-1929
Designated an NHL: 1997
NHL nomination and images

 

Boston Light

Boston Harbor, MA
Period of significance: 1716-83
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images

 

Cape Ann Light Station

Essex County, MA
Period of significance: 1861-1932
Designated an NHL: 2001
NHL nomination and images

 

Cape Hatteras Light Station

Buxton, NC
Period of significance: 1870-1936
Designated an NHL: 1998
NHL nomination and images

 

Cape Henry Lighthouse

Virginia Beach, VA
Period of significance: 1792-1881
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images

 

Grosse Point Light Station

Evanston, IL
Period of significance: 1873-1941
Designated an NHL: 1999
NHL nomination and images

 

Montauk Point Lighthouse

Montauk, NY
Period of significance: 1797-1870
Designated an NHL: 2012
NHL nomination and images

 

Navesink Light Station

Navesink, NJ
Period of significance: 1862-1949
Designated an NHL: 2006
NHL nomination and images

 

Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station

Ponce Inlet, FL
Period of significance: 1885-1952
Designated an NHL: 1998
NHL nomination and images

 

Sandy Hook Light

Sandy Hook, NJ
Period of significance: 1764
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images

 

Split Rock Light Station

Two Harbors, MN
Period of significance: 1909-61
Designated an NHL: 2011

 

Thomas Point Shoal Light Station

Anne Arundel County, MD
Period of significance: 1875-1964
Designated an NHL: 1999
NHL nomination and images