Sherwood Point Lighthouse Built in 1883 and automated 100 years later in 1983, Sherwood Point Lighthouse was the last lighthouse to be automated on the Great Lakes. The lighthouse, which is still an active navigation aide, and its grounds are closed to the public, but the lighthouse can be seen
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Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Eagle Harbor Light is an operational lighthouse at Eagle Harbor, in Keweenaw County in the state of Michigan. It sits on the rocky entrance to Eagle Harbor and is one of several light stations that guide mariners on Lake Superior across the northern edge of the Keweenaw
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Cockspur Island Lighthouse The Cockspur Island Light is the smallest lighthouse in Georgia. It ceased operation as an active beacon in 1909. It has been relit since 2007 for historical rather than navigational purposes. The lighthouse is built on an oyster and mussel bed. This lighthouse is unique in that
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St. Marks Lighthouse The St. Marks Light is the second-oldest light station in Florida. The structure consists of the light keeper’s house attached to the 88 – foot tower, both resting on a 12- foot thick limestone base. According to local legend, the limestone blocks are from the ruins of
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Crooked River Lighthouse The Crooked River Light, also known as the Carrabelle Light, was built in 1895 to replace the Dog Island Light on Dog Island, which had been destroyed in 1875 by a hurricane. The location on the mainland allowed the light to serve as the rear range
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Kymulga Mill and Covered Bridge Kymulga Mill is a working gristmill built in 1864 by German contractor G.E. Morris for Confederate Army Major George H. Forney, who was later promoted to lieutenant colonel. Forney died at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia before construction was completed, but his
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Salvation Mountain Salvation Mountain is a hillside visionary environment created by local resident Leonard Knight (1931–2014) in the California Desert area of Imperial County, north of Calipatria, northeast of Niland, near the Slab City squatter/art commune, and several miles from the Salton Sea. The artwork is made of adobe
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Loren Pratts Little Chapel Loren Pratts Little Chapel sits on the edge of a field outside of Yuma Arizona. The tiny building is 8 x 12 feet with 6 pew on the inside. Loren Pratt built it at the edges of his cotton fields in horror of
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Bay Covered Bridge BAY BRIDGE (1876) (Also called TINKER) Moved from its original site over Little Raccoon Creek in 1967 (near Lake Rupert) to the Vinton County Junior Fairgrounds which is 1 1/2 miles north of McArthur on State Route 93. The move was precipitated by the construction of Lake
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State Road Covered Bridge State Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Conneaut Creek in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design. Constructed of 97,000 feet of southern pine and
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