the Portsmouth Harbor on the Piscataqua River was an important trading port in colonial America. The success of the port soon lead to the need for a lighthouse to guide ships into the harbor.

The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts ... Boston was Britain's busiest North American port, with Britain trading manufactured goods for Colonial America's raw materials. Soon, Boston's ...

Though Vermont is not on the New England coastline, the state is still home to various lighthouses along Lake Champlain. The oldest lighthouse on Lake Champlain dates back to the 1820s ...

As New Hampshire's only deep water port, the Portsmouth Harbor on the Piscataqua River was an important trading port in colonial America ... Harbor Lighthouses, a chapter of the American Lighthouse ...

As trade flourished, the lack of markers for the entrance to Portland Harbor made the journey a dangerous one for incoming merchants, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse.

Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip of Jamestown, Beavertail Lighthouse is not only the oldest lighthouse in Rhode Island, but also the third oldest in the country. According to the ...

Thus, the state's first lighthouse was constructed on Long Island Sound, on the west side of the entrance to New London Harbor. Built in 1761, New London Harbor Light is not only the oldest lighthouse ...