{"id":12680,"date":"2019-08-01T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/?p=12680"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:39:29","slug":"happy-national-lighthouse-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/happy-national-lighthouse-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy National Lighthouse Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Lighthouse Day is celebrated every year on August 7. Lighthouses<\/a> are a symbol of safety, and this day celebrates the guiding light they have provided for centuries from our shorelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighthouses are structures that give off light from a system of lamps and lenses that are used to navigate those at sea or on inland waterways. According to the Lighthouse Directory, there are more than 18,600 lighthouses worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 7, 1789, the Federal Government recognized the importance of lighthouses in guiding ships at sea and took over the building and operating of the nation\u2019s lighthouses. Legislation allowed the government control over the construction and maintenance of lighthouses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Amish Cape Hatteras, NC Hybrid Garden Lighthouse <\/a>with Base. The real Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is made of brick and stands 208′ tall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Two hundred years later, Congress officially recognized August 7t<\/sup> as National Lighthouse Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While advances in technology have moved ahead of the lighthouse, these lovely light towers still stand as a universal symbol of safety and are still considered aids in navigation. About seventy-five percent of the lighthouses in the U.S. are still in operation. Lighthouses in Britain are now fully automated and monitored by a few central offices. Germany now keeps its lighthouses as historical buildings. Making trips to visit lighthouses, photographing them and collecting replicas of them has become a popular hobby among many.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Amish Poly Custom Crafted Lawn Lighthouse Cape Henry<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Interesting Facts About Lighthouses:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n