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Biloxi Light
- Call For Contributors: Seas And Waterways Of The World Encyclopedia
Call for Contributors: Seas and Waterways of the World encyclopedia ABC-CLIO is currently producing, under the editorship of John Zumerchik, an encyclopedia entitled Seas and Waterways of the World: A Historical Encyclopedia of Transportation and Trade....
- From Our Back Pages: The Chain Bridge
The first bridge to cross the Potomac in the Washington area was constructed in 1797 when Georgetown merchants built the "Falls Bridge" at the "Little Falls." The bridge was built to replace ferry service and was primarily used to drive cattle across...
- From Our Back Pages: The Lyon's Den
Does this building look familiar? Lyonhurst, or Missionhurst as it is now known, is a Spanish Mission-style stucco house originally built in 1907 as a residence for Frank Lyon, an early developer in the County. Lyon had traveled a great deal and was influenced...
- From Our Back Pages: Home For The Holidays
Built by English architect George Hadfield for George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington), Arlington House was home to Robert E. Lee from 1831 to 1861, and the annual holiday season was a time of much celebration...
- An Entrepreneurial Look At Earth And Its People - Sept. 27
Are you worried about both our economy and our impact on the Earth? Flummoxed about what to do? Two Arlington leaders - from seemingly different worlds - offer the same answer: Think Differently. Join us Monday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. for Pausing to Consider...
Library
Lighthouses
Biloxi Light Biloxi, Mississippi
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On the web:
Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
to read about lighthouses all over the world.
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In the library:
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Lighthouses: A Pictorial History of Lighthouses Around the World
by Leo Marriott
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Sentinel of the Seas: Life and Death
at the Most Dangerous Lighthouse Ever Built
by Dennis M. Powers
Chronicles the building of the St. George Reef Lighthouse
in northern California.
- Call For Contributors: Seas And Waterways Of The World Encyclopedia
Call for Contributors: Seas and Waterways of the World encyclopedia ABC-CLIO is currently producing, under the editorship of John Zumerchik, an encyclopedia entitled Seas and Waterways of the World: A Historical Encyclopedia of Transportation and Trade....
- From Our Back Pages: The Chain Bridge
The first bridge to cross the Potomac in the Washington area was constructed in 1797 when Georgetown merchants built the "Falls Bridge" at the "Little Falls." The bridge was built to replace ferry service and was primarily used to drive cattle across...
- From Our Back Pages: The Lyon's Den
Does this building look familiar? Lyonhurst, or Missionhurst as it is now known, is a Spanish Mission-style stucco house originally built in 1907 as a residence for Frank Lyon, an early developer in the County. Lyon had traveled a great deal and was influenced...
- From Our Back Pages: Home For The Holidays
Built by English architect George Hadfield for George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington), Arlington House was home to Robert E. Lee from 1831 to 1861, and the annual holiday season was a time of much celebration...
- An Entrepreneurial Look At Earth And Its People - Sept. 27
Are you worried about both our economy and our impact on the Earth? Flummoxed about what to do? Two Arlington leaders - from seemingly different worlds - offer the same answer: Think Differently. Join us Monday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. for Pausing to Consider...