The lighthouse is a surreal sight, rising up unexpectedly from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Smith Point Lighthouse is for sale. Photo: Zillow The octagonal brick building is built on a cast ...

The brick lighthouse was constructed in the 1790s and was an important step for trade along the Virginia and Maryland coasts, as it made the Chesapeake Bay easier and safer to navigate.

It was manned by the Coast Guard until 1986 when it became the last lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay to be fully automated. It is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay still in its ...

The six one-hour programs visit remote locations such as Thomas Point Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, the reef lights of Florida’s southern coast, California’s St. George’s Reef Lighthouse ...

Move over, luxury treehouse. Maybe next year, lakeside cabin. This year, our vacation daydreams are filled with lighthouses. The United States Lighthouse Society is a not-for-profit historical and ...