The USLHS Passport Program continues to celebrate lighthouses and their ongoing preservation with Series VI featuring our 6th set of Lost Lighthouses. We are happy to introduce you to four more of these important lighthouses that were critical to our maritime history, and although they are lost to time, they are not forgotten.
1. THE CUTTYHUNK LIGHTHOUSE
(Also known as Cuttyhunk Island Light)
A string of islands, known as the Elizabeth Islands, extends from Woods Hole at the southwest tip of Cape Cod, dividing Vineyard Sound to the south from Buzzards Bay to the north. Cuttyhunk Island is the outermost island in this chain.
A full description for this lighthouse is included with your stamps.
2. THE SEMIAHMOO HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
The Semiahmoo Harbor Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Semiahmoo Bay near the port of Blaine, Washington, at the entrance to Drayton Harbor. In the late 1800’s the area was a busy commercial port with sawmills and what became the world’s largest salmon cannery.
A full description for this lighthouse is included with your stamps.
3. THE MONROE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
Historically, the Port of Monroe, Michigan, was strategically located between Detroit and Toledo and became a vital hub for shipping, fishing, and transportation. To ensure the safe passage of ships navigating the often treacherous waters of Lake Erie, the construction of a lighthouse became essential.
A full description for this lighthouse is included with your stamps.
4. THE EAST RIGOLETS LIGHTHOUSE
(Also known as Pleasonton’s Light or Pleasonton’s Island Light)
Rigolets is an eight mile long strait in Louisiana connecting Lake Pontchartrain and Lake St. Catherine to Lake Borgne, and then to the Gulf of Mexico. The Rigolets supplies salt water from the Gulf to Lake Pontchartrain. The East Rigolets lighthouse was built at the entrance to the Rigolets from Lake Borgne in 1833.
A full description for this lighthouse is included with your stamps.
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