US EditionVirginia Beach Celebrates National Lighthouse Day at Historic Cape Henry Lighthouses
NEENAH, AUG 7 – The city of Neenah aims to raise $565,000 for lighthouse restoration including ADA-accessible restrooms, with half funded by the city and donations pledged by residents.
- On Long ago, Congress designated National Lighthouse Day, which began with a law signed by President George Washington in 1789, honoring coastal icons across the US.
- Lighthouses have served as navigational tools for centuries, marking harbor entrances and warning ships of hazards like reefs, sandbars and rocky cliffs.
- National organizations like the U.S. Lighthouse Society and the American Lighthouse Foundation rely on memberships, fundraising and volunteer support to maintain historic towers and provide educational programs, preserving a piece of the American coastline’s story for generations to come.
- Neenah kicks off a fundraiser to restore a historic lighthouse on National Lighthouse Day, with the city paying half of $565,000, which Suchyta believes will succeed due to its importance.
- With renovations planned to be completed by 2027, the city aims to secure all funding by next year's National Lighthouse Day, says Suchyta.
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Neenah kicks off effort to restore historic lighthouse on National Lighthouse Day
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Guiding the way: National Lighthouse Day honors coastal icons across the US
Once crucial to navigation, lighthouses now stand as cultural markers linking past and present along the nation’s shores. National Lighthouse Day guides the way, honoring ... Read moreThe post Guiding the way: National Lighthouse Day honors coastal icons across the…
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp On August 7th, one of the buildings located in spectacular landscapes facing imposing oceans, which serve as a guide to boats in the evenings, and in the days of storm and deadly winds. Throughout the years, men have striven to find solutions to various problems, one of them was navigation in large oceans and their arrival to safe ports. An article states that lighthouses are an engineering work capable of continuing in…
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