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NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION PROGRAM

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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in lighthouses. There is a mystique to lighthouses, almost an aura of reverence for their lifesaving function. People from every corner of the country have made important efforts to rescue lighthouses from either disrepair or neglect.

Under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, the Department of the Interior is charged with recommending the transfer of historic lighthouses (at no cost) to federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit corporations and community development organizations. The law places preservation of the historic light station first. In cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard and the General Services Administration, we are working to find the best stewards for long-term preservation.

It is with great pleasure that I administer the program designed to preserve these historic treasures. The National Lighthouse Preservation Program is a classic example of partnerships for the good of preservation and history. We appreciate the work of volunteers and will continue to encourage it as these lights are transferred to various groups throughout the nation.

Gale A. Norton

Secretary of the Interior


Secretary Gale Norton signs a letter recommending
the transfer of the Tybee Island and St. Augustine lighthouses


LIGHTHOUSES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER FALL 2002
NATIONAL
LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION PROGRAM


WEST COAST

Alaska:
Guard Island Light
Sentinel Island Light
 California:
Pigeon Point Light
Point Sur Light
Hawaii:
Molokai(Kalaupapa)Light
Washington:
Grays Harbor Light
West Point Light  

NEW ENGLAND

Connecticut:
New London Harbor Light
Massachusetts:  
Bakers Island
Rhode Island:
Conimicut Shoal Light Connecticut

MIDWEST

Michigan:
Gull Rock Light 
Pipe Island Light
St James River (Beaver Harbor)

MID ATLANTIC

Delaware: 

Harbor of Refuge Breakwater Light
Maryland: 
Craighill Channel Lower Range Lights
Thomas Point Shoal Light
Virginia:
Newport News Middle Ground Light

GULF COAST

Louisiana:

New Canal Light

SOUTHEAST
Georgia:
St. Simons Island Light
North Carolina:
Currituck Beach Light
No new applications being accepted


Lighthouse Transfers Already Made June 2002


Florida:
St. Augustine Light

Georgia:
Tybee Island Light

Maine:
Little River Light

Michigan:
Munising Range Lights

New York: 
Esopus Meadows Light
Rondout Creek Light