United States Historical Light List Display
The information presented in this section of the web site was extracted from the historical light lists of the United States. The information is presented using basically two formats. First, you can access graphical representations for sections of the United States where arcs are displayed that represent the characteristics of those lighthouses on the map. You then can see how lighthouses were activated or deactivated over time, and how their characteristics may have changed over time. Second, you can access historical light list information for a specific light list, an entire state, or a particular lighthouse. Additional optic and structural information is also available from historical light lists.
Currently only the light lists of the Pacific coast of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, have been researched in detail. As the historical light lists for the lighthouses in the other areas of the United States are researched, they will be included in this section of the web site. However, the current characteristics are still available both graphically and non-graphically for those areas of the United States which have not been fully researched yet.
To access the database, click "Enter" or on the photograph below. This will take you to the “United States Characteristic Display (Overview)” web page that will overview how the characteristic can be accessed in more detail. Enjoy!
