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These pages were made using Microsoft's Front Page 2000 and Microsoft Expression.
Most of the information regarding the lighthouses in Maine was taken from "Maine Lighthouses: A Pictorial Guide, Second Edition" by Courtney Thompson. It is a GREAT reference book, and offers excellent directions to reach the lighthouses. CatNap Publications, P.O.Box 848 Mt. Desert, ME 04660
Additional Maine lighthouse information was provided by Ted & Jo Panayotoff, Innkeepers at The Elms Bed and Breakfast, Camden, ME 800-755-3567
Information for the lighthouse in New York State was
obtained from:
1. Seaway Trail Lighthouses: An Illustrated Guide,
Published and distributed by: Seaway Trail, Inc.
202 Poucher Hall, SUNY Oswego
Oswego, New York 1312
2. Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses: Ontario, Erie, and Huron
Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones
Published by: The Globe Pequot Press, Old Saybrook, Connecticut
The information on Lighthouse Facts was obtained from the United States Lighthouse Society.
The information on the Glossary of Terms was obtained from the United States Coast Guard website. See the "Teacher's Lighthouse Resource for Grades K-4" for the resource.
I have also used the following books for research on many of the lighthouses featured on this site:
"Great American Lighthouses" by F. Ross Holland, Jr. c1989 The Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
"The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses" by Samuel Willard Compton and Michael J. Rhein c2000 Published in the United States by Thunder Bay Press, an imprint of the Advantage Publishers Group, 5880 Oberlin Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92121-4794 http://www.advantagebooksonline.com
"American Lighthouses: An Illustrated History" by F. Ross Holland, Jr. c1972 by Francis Ross Holland, Jr. Dover Publications, Inc. New York