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Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 14, Upper Mississippi River, Le Claire, Scott County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 14, Upper Mississippi...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Oak Island Coast Guard Station, Highway 160, Oak Island, Brunswick County, NC

Oak Island Coast Guard Station, Highway 160, Oak Island, Brunswick Cou...

Survey number: HABS NC-401 Building/structure dates: 1932 Initial Construction

Oak Island Coast Guard Station, Highway 160, Oak Island, Brunswick County, NC

Oak Island Coast Guard Station, Highway 160, Oak Island, Brunswick Cou...

Survey number: HABS NC-401 Building/structure dates: 1932 Initial Construction

Pacific Coast Steamship Co's Steamer: State of California, Goodall, Perkins & Co. General Agents, San Francisco, Cal

Pacific Coast Steamship Co's Steamer: State of California, Goodall, Pe...

Artist: Charles R. Parsons (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5065

Dice's Head Light Station, Southwest end of Water Street, Castine, Hancock County, ME

Dice's Head Light Station, Southwest end of Water Street, Castine, Han...

Survey number: HABS ME-199 Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Roj...

Significance: Cabo Rojo Light was built in 1882 as a 3rd order light with 18 miles range that showed a white light eclipsed every minute. The present structure stands very much as it was back in 1882; although... More

Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Roj...

Significance: Cabo Rojo Light was built in 1882 as a 3rd order light with 18 miles range that showed a white light eclipsed every minute. The present structure stands very much as it was back in 1882; although... More

Faro Isla de Culebritas, South side of Isla Culebrita, Culebra, Culebra Municipio, PR

Faro Isla de Culebritas, South side of Isla Culebrita, Culebra, Culebr...

Significance: Isla Culebrita Light was built in 1886 on the western side of Virgin Passage. In both design and importance of location the stone structure is unique. In 1888 the 4th order light showed a fixed ... More

Davis Island Dam & Lock No. 1, Ohio River, mile 4.7 on right bank, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Davis Island Dam & Lock No. 1, Ohio River, mile 4.7 on right bank, Pit...

Includes index to related materials in National Archives RG 77. Significance: As the first lock and dam on the Ohio River, the Davis Island Lock and Dam was an experimental project testing the skills of the 19t... More

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, Calion, Union County, AR

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, C...

Significance: The Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 is one of the oldest remaining locks and dams in the State of Arkansas. It represents a vital segment in the earliest attempt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, Calion, Union County, AR

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, C...

Significance: The Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 is one of the oldest remaining locks and dams in the State of Arkansas. It represents a vital segment in the earliest attempt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, Calion, Union County, AR

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, C...

Significance: The Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 is one of the oldest remaining locks and dams in the State of Arkansas. It represents a vital segment in the earliest attempt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, Calion, Union County, AR

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, C...

Significance: The Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 is one of the oldest remaining locks and dams in the State of Arkansas. It represents a vital segment in the earliest attempt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie...

Significance: The Appleton Locks and Dams Complex allows passage for watercraft around 1 1/2 miles of rapids as well as a 4 foot falls present in the Lower Fox River at Appleton. Survey number: HAER WI-84 Bui... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie...

Significance: The Appleton Locks and Dams Complex allows passage for watercraft around 1 1/2 miles of rapids as well as a 4 foot falls present in the Lower Fox River at Appleton. Survey number: HAER WI-84 Bui... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie...

Significance: The Appleton Locks and Dams Complex allows passage for watercraft around 1 1/2 miles of rapids as well as a 4 foot falls present in the Lower Fox River at Appleton. Survey number: HAER WI-84 Bui... More

Mount Desert Rock Light Station, Twenty miles south of Mount Desert Island, Frenchboro, Hancock County, ME
Mount Desert Rock Light Station, Twenty miles south of Mount Desert Island, Frenchboro, Hancock County, ME
Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Project Office at Lock 3, Approximately 75 feet Northwest of Upper Gate, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Project Office at Lock 3, Approximately 75 feet N...

Significance: The project office serves as headquarters for the Fox River Project and as such is an important part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex and the entire Lower Fox River Wat... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton, Madison County, IL

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton,...

Significance: ...Lock and Dam NO. 26R constitute the first replacements of an original element of the Nine-Foot Channel Project. The new installation will replace Lock and Dam No. 26, located two miles upstrea... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton, Madison County, IL

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton,...

Significance: ...Lock and Dam NO. 26R constitute the first replacements of an original element of the Nine-Foot Channel Project. The new installation will replace Lock and Dam No. 26, located two miles upstrea... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton, Madison County, IL

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton,...

Significance: ...Lock and Dam NO. 26R constitute the first replacements of an original element of the Nine-Foot Channel Project. The new installation will replace Lock and Dam No. 26, located two miles upstrea... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton, Madison County, IL

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton,...

Significance: ...Lock and Dam NO. 26R constitute the first replacements of an original element of the Nine-Foot Channel Project. The new installation will replace Lock and Dam No. 26, located two miles upstrea... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton, Madison County, IL

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 26R, Alton,...

Significance: ...Lock and Dam NO. 26R constitute the first replacements of an original element of the Nine-Foot Channel Project. The new installation will replace Lock and Dam No. 26, located two miles upstrea... More

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Route 12, Buxton, Dare County, NC

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...

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Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 1, In Mississippi River at Mississippi Boulevard, below Ford Parkway Bridge, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 1, In Mississippi Riv...

Significance: Lock and Dam No. 1 is significant because it symbolizes important local and national events and trends, and because it possesses a rare and unique design. In 1894, Congress authorized two locks a... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 1, In Mississippi River at Mississippi Boulevard, below Ford Parkway Bridge, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 1, In Mississippi Riv...

Significance: Lock and Dam No. 1 is significant because it symbolizes important local and national events and trends, and because it possesses a rare and unique design. In 1894, Congress authorized two locks a... More

Matinicus Rock Light Station, Matinicus Island, on Matinicus Rock, Matinicus, Knox County, ME
Matinicus Rock Light Station, Matinicus Island, on Matinicus Rock, Matinicus, Knox County, ME

Matinicus Rock Light Station, Matinicus Island, on Matinicus Rock, Mat...

Survey number: HABS ME-210 Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outag...

Significance: The Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex allowed passage for water craft in an otherwise unnavigable stretch of the Fox River at Little Chute created by a 36 foot drop in elevation in a little under... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outag...

Significance: The Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex allowed passage for water craft in an otherwise unnavigable stretch of the Fox River at Little Chute created by a 36 foot drop in elevation in a little under... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outag...

Significance: The Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex allowed passage for water craft in an otherwise unnavigable stretch of the Fox River at Little Chute created by a 36 foot drop in elevation in a little under... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outag...

Significance: The Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex allowed passage for water craft in an otherwise unnavigable stretch of the Fox River at Little Chute created by a 36 foot drop in elevation in a little under... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Fox River at Canal Street, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Fox River at Canal Street, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co...

Significance: The Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex provides passage around drop in elevation of 50 feet in the Lower Fox River at Kaukauna. The complex served as an integral part of the Lower Fox River Waterway ... More

Kennebec River Light Station, South side of Doubling Point Road, off State Highway 127, 1.8 miles south of U.S. Route 1, Arrowsic, Sagadahoc County, ME

Kennebec River Light Station, South side of Doubling Point Road, off S...

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Kennebec River Light Station, South side of Doubling Point Road, off State Highway 127, 1.8 miles south of U.S. Route 1, Arrowsic, Sagadahoc County, ME

Kennebec River Light Station, South side of Doubling Point Road, off S...

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Kennebec River Light Station, South side of Doubling Point Road, off State Highway 127, 1.8 miles south of U.S. Route 1, Arrowsic, Sagadahoc County, ME

Kennebec River Light Station, South side of Doubling Point Road, off S...

Public domain photo of lighthouse, sea shore, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan, Cabezas de San Juan, Las Croabas, Fajardo Municipio, PR

Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan, Cabezas de San Juan, Las Croabas, Faj...

Significance: In 1782, one hundred years before the final construction of Cabo San Juan Lighthouse, Fray Inigo Abbad y Lasierra, who wrote the first formal history of Puerto Rico stated that: "The mountain peak... More

Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan, Cabezas de San Juan, Las Croabas, Fajardo Municipio, PR

Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan, Cabezas de San Juan, Las Croabas, Faj...

Significance: In 1782, one hundred years before the final construction of Cabo San Juan Lighthouse, Fray Inigo Abbad y Lasierra, who wrote the first formal history of Puerto Rico stated that: "The mountain peak... More

Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay...

Significance: The significance of the Cedar Point Lighthouse lies in the history of navigation and commerce in the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, the shell of a building which remained in 1981 had some architec... More

Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay...

Significance: The significance of the Cedar Point Lighthouse lies in the history of navigation and commerce in the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, the shell of a building which remained in 1981 had some architec... More

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

Rockland Breakwater Light Station, At end of granite breakwater extending south from Jameson Point, Rockland, Knox County, ME

Rockland Breakwater Light Station, At end of granite breakwater extend...

Survey number: HABS ME-214 Public domain photograph of a dock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More

Doubling Point Light Station, End of Doubling Point Road, off State Highway 127, 1.8 miles south of U.S. Route 1, Arrowsic, Sagadahoc County, ME

Doubling Point Light Station, End of Doubling Point Road, off State Hi...

Survey number: HABS ME-188 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, At Hackamock Head on Swan's Island opposite Harbor Island at entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island, Hancock County, ME
Faro de Punta de Las Figuras, Punta de las Figuras, Las Palmas, Arroyo Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta de Las Figuras, Punta de las Figuras, Las Palmas, Arroyo...

Significance: The Punta Figuras Light was built as a local light to aid navigation into Arroyo and Patillas Ports in 1893. Originally it was a 5th order light, one of only two built, and showed a fixed white l... More

Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west of Whitefish Point, Paradise, Chippewa County, MI

Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west o...

Significance: The original 1876 Vermilion Life Saving Station building stands as the last remaining example (with some additions) of the 1876 Lake Superior-type station designed by U.S. Life-Saving Service arch... More

Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west of Whitefish Point, Paradise, Chippewa County, MI

Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west o...

Significance: The original 1876 Vermilion Life Saving Station building stands as the last remaining example (with some additions) of the 1876 Lake Superior-type station designed by U.S. Life-Saving Service arch... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle County, DE

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle Cou...

Significance: The Liston Range Rear Light merits attention for two reasons. First, it is a river range light a type virtually ignored in the historical literature on lighthouses. Secondly, it is a wrought i... More

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle County, DE

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle Cou...

Significance: The Liston Range Rear Light merits attention for two reasons. First, it is a river range light a type virtually ignored in the historical literature on lighthouses. Secondly, it is a wrought i... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...

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Libby Island Light Station, At southern tip of Libby Island at entrance to Machias Bay, Machiasport, Washington County, ME

Libby Island Light Station, At southern tip of Libby Island at entranc...

Survey number: HABS ME-218 Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Narraguagus Light Station, On eastern side of Pond Island at entrance to Narraguagus Bay, Milbridge, Washington County, ME

Narraguagus Light Station, On eastern side of Pond Island at entrance ...

Survey number: HABS ME-195 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

Portsmouth Coast Guard Station, Storage Shed, Portsmouth, Carteret County, NC

Portsmouth Coast Guard Station, Storage Shed, Portsmouth, Carteret Cou...

Significance: As a minor storage facility, this small outbuilding contributed to the general historic scene of Portsmouth Village, an historic district entered on the National Register of Historic Places for it... More

Faro de los Morillos de Arecibo, Punta Morillos,end of Rt. 655, Arecibo, Arecibo Municipio, PR

Faro de los Morillos de Arecibo, Punta Morillos,end of Rt. 655, Arecib...

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Faro de los Morillos de Arecibo, Punta Morillos,end of Rt. 655, Arecibo, Arecibo Municipio, PR

Faro de los Morillos de Arecibo, Punta Morillos,end of Rt. 655, Arecib...

Public domain photograph of tower, column, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DePere Lock & Dam, Fox River at James Street, De Pere, Brown County, WI

DePere Lock & Dam, Fox River at James Street, De Pere, Brown County, W...

Significance: The De Pere Lock and Dam allows passage from Green Bay in Lake Michigan around rapids and into the Lower Fox River. The complex is the first link in a series of locks and dams that allows passage... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, Clarksville, Pike County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, Clarksville, Pike County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, Clarksville, Pike County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, Clarksville, Pike County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, Clarksville, Pike County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, Clarksville, Pike County, MO

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Significance: This is one of the most important lights on the coast of the United States. It was first lighted on July 20, 1853, and is the second oldest of the six iron screw pile light houses which extend fr... More

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