Lighthouses of the Southern States: From Chesapeake Bay to Cape Florida

by Ray Jones

Overview

Lighthouses of the Southern States is the classic guide to the most significant lighthouses in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Through stirring historic accounts and stunning color and archival photographs, the stories of more than thirty-five lighthouses come alive in vivid detail. Each light––from Bodie Island Light on the Outer Banks to the Cape Florida Light outside Miami––tells its own engrossing tale of survival. Discover the rich history behind these majestic sentinels, and learn more about visiting them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493047284
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/15/2022
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	193,902
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Ray Jones is the co-author of fourteen best-selling books about lighthouses and several other books on Americana and American history. He has served as an editor at Time-Life Books, as founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, writing coach at Southern Living magazine, and founder and publisher of Country Roads Press.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Part 1 Maryland and Virginia: Lights of the Big Bay 1

Concord Point Light 5

Seven Foot Knoll Light 6

Hooper Strait Light 8

Drum Point Light 9

Piney Point Light 10

Old Point Comfort Light 11

Cape Henry Light 12

Part 2 North Carolina: Lights of the Big Sand Islands 15

Currituck Beach Light 19

Bodie Island Light 21

Cape Hatteras Light 24

Little Hatteras Beacon Light 27

Ocracoke Light 28

Cape Lookout Light 30

Price's Creek Light 32

Bald Head (Cape Fear) Light 33

Oak Island Light 35

Roanoke River Light 37

Part 3 South Carolina: Lights of the Southern Citadel 39

Georgetown Light 45

Cape Romain Light 47

Charleston Lighthouse 50

Morris Island Light 52

Hunting Island Light 55

Hilton Head Rear Range Light 57

Harbour Town Light 59

Daufuskie Island Range Lights 60

Bloody Point Rear Range Light 60

Haig Point Rear Range Light 60

Part 4 Georgia: Lights of the Grass Seas 63

Cockspur Island Light 69

Tybee Island Light 71

Sapelo Island Light 74

St. Simons Island Light 76

Little Cumberland Island Light 79

Part 5 Florida: Lights of the Hurricane Peninsula 81

Amelia Island Light 86

St. Johns River Light 89

St. Augustine Light 91

Ponce de Leon Inlet Light 94

Cape Canaveral Light 97

Jupiter Inlet Light 98

Hillsboro Inlet Light 100

Cape Florida Light 102

Fowey Rocks Light 104

Part 6 Fresnels: Sparkling Chandeliers that Saved Countless Lives 107

Index 113

About the Author 114