Turkey Point Lighthouse, Maryland

Happy Thanksgiving!

In honor of Thanksgiving, enjoy today’s view of Turkey Point Lighthouse!

Turkey Point Lighthouse, Elk Neck, MD

TITLE: Turkey Point Lighthouse
CAPTION: Elk Neck, MD c1900
The 38-foot tower was built in 1833. Located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay It serves traffic to and from the Susquehanna River. The last woman keeper in the nation retired from this lighthouse in 1947.
POSTCARD ID: PC128404
PUBLISHER: © Lieb Image Archives, York, PA
Printed in the U.S.A.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard

Nantucket Lightship

A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship which acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction

Lightship LV-112
Nantucket Shoal Station, MA 1937
Built in 1936 to replace Lightship #117 after it was struck and sunk with seven of its 11 crew members. Heavy seas and thick fog made this a dangerous station on the south end of the shoal.

This postcard is a reproduction card, based on an older image. It is standard sized.

POSTCARD ID: PC145001
©LEIB IMAGE ARCHIVES, YORK, PA

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