Loggerhead Key Lighthouse at Dry Tortugas National Park

  Photo originally uploaded on flickr by red_moon_rise. Dry Tortugas is a cluster of 7 islands located about 70 miles west of Key West, Florida. The area is known for its bird and marine life, its legends of pirates and sunken gold, and its military past. Abundant sea turtles or “tortugas” provided Ponce de Leon

Vermont Lighthouse

originally uploaded by philethier. This Lighthouse, from Colchester Reef on Lake Champlain, served as home and workplace for 11 successive lighthouse keepers and their families. Visitors experience daily 19th-century life on the lake and learn about Lake Champlain history. The Lighthouse was built in 1871 to mark three reefs between Vermont and New York. Because