Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 03.25.2020
SEQUIM, Washington – The New Dungeness Lighthouse has guided mariners around the longest natural sand spit in the United States since 1857....
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 09.14.2016
BOSTON – When the Boston Lighthouse was first lit 300 years ago today, sailors called on New England ports in wooden ships, pirates roamed the Atlantic Coast and the 13 colonies were under the British crown....
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 08.03.2016
FIVE FINGER ISLANDS, Alaska – The Five Finger Islands Light shines over the waters of an enduring American frontier.
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 07.26.2016
Welcome to the loneliest place on Earth.
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 06.28.2016
TILLAMOOK ROCK LIGHTHOUSE, Oregon – Precariously perched on a rock in the Pacific Ocean, the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse braved 30-foot waves and 100 mph winds during its 77 years in service....
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 06.01.2016
NEW ORLEANS – Like New Orleans, the city it proudly serves, the New Canal Lighthouse is a survivor.
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 04.20.2016
First lit in 1855, the Point Loma Lighthouse helped to guide the rise of San Diego from a sleepy fishing village to a bustling military port....
Story by Walter Ham | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 03.30.2016
According to local legend, a Florida lighthouse guides mariners around a very unusual navigational hazard: an island rumored to be haunted by pirates....
