Frying Pan (lightship) — Frying Pan Shoals StationIn 1854, because of complaints from mariners that the height of the existing Bald Head Lighthouse was inadequate, and the light of its Third order Fresnel lens wasn t bright enough to warn mariners of the shallow waters… … Wikipedia
Frying pan (disambiguation) — Frying pan may refer to: * Frying pan, also known as a skilletPlaces*Frying Pan Lake, one of the world s largest geothermal lakes, in New Zealand. *Frying Pan Park in Virginia. *Frying Pan Shoals off the coast of North Carolina. *Fryingpan… … Wikipedia
Lighthouses in the United States — This United States has hundreds of lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 130. See also: Lightvessels in the United States, lightvessel, List of lighthouses and… … Wikipedia
Texas Tower (lighthouse) — A Texas Tower lighthouse is a structure, similar to an off shore oil platform, used as a platform for a lighthouse.ExamplesThe first example in the United States was the Buzzards Bay Light, located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, and commissioned … Wikipedia
Oak Island Light — Location Oak Island, Cape Fear River, North Carolina Year first constructed 1958 Year first lit 1958 Construction Portland concrete Tower shape Round … Wikipedia
USS Madgie (1858) — was a steam operated gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Madgie , a wooden screw… … Wikipedia
National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets — Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York This is a list of properties and districts in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Map of all… … Wikipedia
Diamond Shoal Light — Undated photograph of Diamond Shoal Light (USCG) Coordinates … Wikipedia
USCGC Conifer (WLB-301) — The USCGC Conifer (WLB 301) was a 180 foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tender. Conifer and her sister ships, commonly referred to as one eighties , served as the backbone of the Coast Guard s Aids to Navigation fleet for over 50 years before their… … Wikipedia
Cape Fear — is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States. It is largely formed of barrier beaches and the silty outwash of the Cape Fear River as it drains the… … Wikipedia
