History of the Northern Coasts Lighthouses
Explore archive photography, keeper stories, and preserved towers that trace the maritime memory of the coast.
Explore the lighthouses- Archive photos
- Keeper stories
- Preserved towers
Heritage highlights
Introduction
What you will find along the northern coast records
Start with images, voices, and locations gathered to make lighthouse history easier to explore at your own pace.
- Archive photos
- Keeper stories
- Preserved-towers map
Tower directory
Featured preserved lights along the northern coast
Browse a quick set of reference entries, then continue into the map and deeper archival pages.
Northhaven Point Light
Granite tower marking the outer reefs since 1868.
Brindle Head Lantern
Compact iron light remembered for detailed winter keeper logs.
Eastbar Shoal Beacon
Low offshore signal tied to changing channel routes.
Gullmere Cliff Light
Clifftop station preserving early Fresnel-era equipment.
Keeper notebook feature
Night Watch at Gull Point, 1908
“By half past eleven the glass had gone white with spray, and the stairs rang with each gust from the west. I kept the lamp trimmed through the squall and listened for the bell buoy between bursts of wind. Near dawn, the clouds opened for a minute and the beam found the shoal in one long, steady sweep.”
“The light did not conquer the weather; it simply gave the coast a point of memory in the dark.”Read keeper stories
