On a small, roughly 2-acre rocky island about 10 miles from Boston, the lighthouse tower looks just like it might have looked when it was first lit in 1716: white ... The U.S. Coast Guard, which ...

Its red and white stripes make ... years ago today Happisburgh Lighthouse had a distinctly gloomier cast. On September 6, 1971 - for one day only - the lighthouse tower wore a coat of jet black ...

The island's first lighthouse, built for the War of 1812, was established about a century later, and the original tower ... top bid and close the deal, said Patrick Sclafani, spokesman for the U.S ...

A historic, white and red ... Harbor West lighthouse. In 2011, Ms Consaul won the light station in a government auction with a bid of about $71,000 (£57,494). Now the US government hopes yet ...

Seventy-six steps up to the top of the tower is a 13-foot-tall rare Fresnel lens with hundreds of panels of glass that reflect light that can be seen for 27 nautical miles. That lens dates back to ...