Lighthouses, Lightships, and Beacons of Texas
Title | Lighthouses, Lightships, and Beacons of Texas PDF eBook |
Author | Richard S. Hall |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | Gulf Coast (Tex.) |
ISBN | 9780615290379 |
Lighthouses of Texas
Title | Lighthouses of Texas PDF eBook |
Author | T. Lindsay Baker |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Gives the history of lighthouses in the state of Texas as well as the life and work of the keepers and their families.
Lighthouses of Texas
Title | Lighthouses of Texas PDF eBook |
Author | Steph McDougal |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1467130915 |
Not long after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836, Texans began clamoring for lighthouses. Hundreds of miles of barrier islands, shifting sandbars, and shallow bays made the Texas coast treacherous at a time when few overland routes provided access to the new republic. Beginning in 1852, twenty-eight lighthouses were built along the Texas coastline, on land and over water. Lighthouse service was often a family affair, with husbands, wives, and children working together as keepers and assistants. For nearly 70 years, construction continued as coastal erosion, hurricanes, and wars regularly damaged or destroyed those lighthouses already built. These sentinels of the sea lessened but did not eliminate the chance of shipwreck, so lifesaving stations, manned by able seamen with unsinkable surfboats, were established as well. As Texass lighthouses were gradually automated throughout the 20th century, many were sold to private owners or abandoned. Today, several have been restored, and twoat Aransas Pass and Port Isabelstill function as aids to navigation.--Amazon.come.
List of Lights, and Other Marine Aids
Title | List of Lights, and Other Marine Aids PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 538 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Aids to navigation |
ISBN |
Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States
Title | Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | George Rockwell Putnam |
Publisher | Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company |
Total Pages | 404 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Lighthouses |
ISBN |
Coast Guard on the Texas Border, The
Title | Coast Guard on the Texas Border, The PDF eBook |
Author | Jackie Kyger |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2021-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467150126 |
The Revenue Cutter Service, which later merged with the U.S. Life-Saving Service to form the Coast Guard, patrolled South Texas as early as 1846. In 1852, the first lighthouse was built in Point Isabel, followed by the first lifesaving station in 1881. Salute the heroes who responded to the devastating hurricane of 1919 and stand watch with Chief Pablo Valent, the first Hispanic American to command a rescue station. From Commander Charles R. Wilson's oral history of World War II boot camp to the legacy of station keeper Wallace L. Reed, the longest-serving officer in charge, Dr. Jackie Kyger preserves the heritage of the men and women whose unofficial motto was "Law and Order, on the Border."
Lighthouses & Lightships of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Title | Lighthouses & Lightships of the Northern Gulf of Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | David L. Cipra |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Lighthouses |
ISBN |