Lighthouses of Georgia

As the crow flies, the coastline of Georgia measures only some 100 miles, which doesn't give the state a whole lot of elbow room on the otherwise expansive Atlantic seaboard. One can be excused, therefore, from making the natural deduction that, with such a limited tract of oceanfront real estate, Georgia would have little in the way of lighthouse history and tradition. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Rear Admiral Daniel May (RET)

Rear Admiral Daniel May (RET)

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Admiral Daniel May is a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and served in a wide variety of operational, engineering, and staff positions throughout his over 33 year active duty career many of which involved lighthouses. As a Project Engineer, he was responsible for numerous national level projects including the relocation of Block Island Southeast Light, the first move of a major lighthouse structure within the United States, the relocation of Cape Cod Light and the design and construction of a 5000 ton revetment to protect Montauk Light on Long Island. As the Commander of Group Boston, responsible for the oversight of Boston Light, he created an innovative partnership opening up the lighthouse and island to the public for the first time in its history. Working with Senator...
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 Marifrances Trivelli

Marifrances Trivelli

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Marifrances Trivelli is the director of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, located in the Port of Los Angeles, one of the world’s busiest container ports. She feels lucky to work in an area with not one but three lighthouses! Her favorite local lighthouse is the Los Angeles Harbor Light (aka “Angels Gate Light”) and she has published articles and given several presentations about the little-known history of this important harbor landmark. Marifrances serves on the Historic Preservation Commission for the City of Torrance, California, and is a past president of the Council of American Maritime Museums. When not working on maritime projects, Marifrances enjoys gardening, home improvement projects, playing the piano, and kickboxing. She has a BA in Political Science from the University of...
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 Kraig Anderson

Kraig Anderson

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Kraig grew up in the landlocked state of Utah and didn’t move to a state with lighthouses until he attended graduate school at the University of California Santa Barbara. After earning his PhD in 1995, he worked for a few years at a high-tech company in the Bay Area, and it was while on an extended assignment from this job to the Raleigh/Durham area that he became interested in lighthouses following a day trip to Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island on the Outer Banks. After returning to California, Kraig planned a few trips with friends to explore lighthouses on the West Coast, and in 2001, he launched lighthousefriends.com to chronicle these journeys and help others discover lighthouses. Over the next decade or so, he managed to visit every lighthouse in the United States and a good portion...
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 Kathy A. Fleming

Kathy A. Fleming

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Kathy A. Fleming served as Executive Director of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, a post she has held for 28 years. She has experience in senior leadership of a maritime museum, marine archaeological research program, and running an active, private aid-to-navigation. Kathy has been married to Andy Fleming for over thirty years. They are the proud parents of Phoebe, an economist, and the principal of Fleming Insights LLC and her twin brothers, Jack Fleming of Blacksburg VA and Zeke Fleming of Charlotte NC...
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Point Wilson Lighthouse

The Point Wilson Lighthouse, marking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, was built by the Lighthouse Service. At 51 feet above the water, the lens is the highest of all the lighthouses on Puget Sound. The 1914 lighthouse replaced an earlier wooden lighthouse which was constructed in 1879. The Point Wilson Lighthouse, located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Washington State Heritage Register. It is one of the most important navigational aids in Washington, a link connecting Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.