![]() Point Arena Light was built to withstand earthquakes-the volatile San Andreas Fault runs right past it. Point Arena Light-Point Arena, California Today, it’s a favorite destination for paddlers and boaters. Today: We helped purchase Morris Island from a developer and transfer it to the City of Charleston, protecting its heritage as a Civil War battlefield and its status as one of the last undeveloped islands off the South Carolina coast. purchased the badly listing lighthouse for the public and stabilized it to stand straight once again. A local group called Save the Light, Inc. The lighthouse now stands a few hundred feet from the shore, and the keeper’s quarters and other buildings have washed away completely. But the jetties later constructed to protect Charleston Harbor altered the currents along the island, causing rapid erosion of the beach. History: Morris Island Light was built a comfortable 1,200 feet back from the water’s edge. ![]() The lighthouse on Morris Island is no longer technically “on” Morris Island-coastal erosion has worn away the shore. Morris Island Light-Charleston Harbor, South Carolina The ranger who cares for the site lives in the old lighthouse keeper’s quarters. ![]() Loretto Unique Area, a mix of grasslands, forests, bluffs, and beaches laced with miles of hiking trails. Today: We helped protect 145 acres-including the lighthouse-to become the Mt. At one point, the mission placed a statue of the Virgin Mary atop the tower where the lighthouse lantern room used to be. History: This part of Staten Island has deep Catholic roots: the land around the lighthouse was owned for decades by the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, an orphanage once home to more than 1,700 children. In 2000, the Prince’s Bay Light was renamed in honor of John Cardinal O’Connor, former archbishop of New York, who loved the natural beauty of Mt. John Cardinal O’Connor Lighthouse-Staten Island, New York Today, visitors can tour the lighthouse when they visit the wildlife refuge. ![]() In 2012, the lighthouse was renamed in honor of Daniel K. We helped expand the refuge to include Mokolea Point and Crater Hill, protecting both from development. Today: Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is one of the best places to see Hawaiian seabirds. Builders had to call in help from Honolulu, via ship and horseback, to translate the instructions into English. History: A Parisian company made the giant Fresnel (pronounced “Fruh-NELL”) lens for the lighthouse at Kilauea Point and sent it off to Kauai with installation instructions … in French. The lighthouse on Kilaua Point presides over some of the best habitat for seabirds anywhere in Hawaii. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse-Kauai, Hawaii ![]() In honor of National Lighthouse Day August 7, we’re taking in some of the spectacular lighthouse views we’ve protected with help from supporters like you. In our work with coastal communities, we have protected photo-worthy backdrops to lighthouses from Hawaii to New York. “From the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the craggy coastline of Maine, and all along the Great Lakes shoreline-lighthouses tend to mark the places we want to go with our families for vacation.” As founder and chair of the United States Lighthouse Society, Wheeler travels the world teaching-and learning-about lighthouse history and preservation. “Lighthouses stand in the most wonderful places,” says Wayne Wheeler. Or maybe it’s that the rocky shores so hazardous to passing ships are also great spots for watching waves. Maybe it’s eerie tales of ships lost at sea, or the courage of the lone lighthouse-keeper braving the storm to keep the lantern lit through the night. There’s something about a lighthouse that captures the imagination. ![]()
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