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Maritime National Historic Landmarks: Lighthouses and Light Stations
As part of the 1988 National Historic Landmark (NHL) theme study, "The Maritime Heritage of the United States," historians from the NHL Program and the Maritime Heritage Program collected NHL nominations for lighthouses and light stations. The list is updated as new NHLs are designated. For additional information about lighthouses, please consult the lighthouse context statement.
Block Island South East Lighthouse
Block Island, RI
Period of significance: 1874-1929
Designated an NHL: 1997
NHL nomination and images
Boston Light
Boston Harbor, MA
Period of significance: 1716-83
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images
Cape Ann Light Station
Essex County, MA
Period of significance: 1861-1932
Designated an NHL: 2001
NHL nomination and images
Cape Hatteras Light Station
Buxton, NC
Period of significance: 1870-1936
Designated an NHL: 1998
NHL nomination and images
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Virginia Beach, VA
Period of significance: 1792-1881
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images
Grosse Point Light Station
Evanston, IL
Period of significance: 1873-1941
Designated an NHL: 1999
NHL nomination and images
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Montauk, NY
Period of significance: 1797-1870
Designated an NHL: 2012
NHL nomination and images
Navesink Light Station
Navesink, NJ
Period of significance: 1862-1949
Designated an NHL: 2006
NHL nomination and images
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station
Ponce Inlet, FL
Period of significance: 1885-1952
Designated an NHL: 1998
NHL nomination and images
Sandy Hook Light
Sandy Hook, NJ
Period of significance: 1764
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images
Split Rock Light Station
Two Harbors, MN
Period of significance: 1909-61
Designated an NHL: 2011
Thomas Point Shoal Light Station
Anne Arundel County, MD
Period of significance: 1875-1964
Designated an NHL: 1999
NHL nomination and images