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
