Hudson River Lighthouses

Description: Hudson River Lighthouses The Hudson River's unique navigational icons are celebrated in this collection of mailable vintage-photograph postcards. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902.

Price: 5.19 USD

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)

Brand: Unbranded

MPN: 9781467103657

Book Title: HUDSON RIVER Lighthouses

Item Length: 5.8in

Item Height: 0.2in

Item Width: 4.2in

Author: HUDSON RIVER Maritime Museum

Format: Postcard Book or Pack

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Publication Year: 2019

Genre: Photography, Architecture, History

Item Weight: 0.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 15 Pages