Rose Castro-Bran

Lighthouses of Greater Los Angeles (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Despite news of shipwrecks along California's dangerous coastline, a burgeoning maritime trade came to what would become the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The shipping complex became the nation's busiest, in part because of the bright navigation lights that enabled reliable access for early vessels. In 1874, sister lighthouses Point Fermin and Point Hueneme were lit on the same day, followed by the Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse in 1913. Nicknamed the "e;Hollywood Lighthouse"e; for its frequent use in movies, in 1926, Point Vicente was established to light the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Today, they are joined by the Anacapa Island Light Station, Long Beach Light and the private aid to navigation, Lions Lighthouse for Sight. Together with the U.S. Coast Guard, these historic beacons continue to illuminate and protect the coast of Greater Los Angeles. Join author Rose Castro-Bran as she explores their storied history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439653739
• Artikelnr.: 44753869

Autorenporträt

A public affairs specialist in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Los Angeles/Long Beach, author Rose Castro-Bran helps maintain California's lighthouses and has been museum curator of Point Hueneme Lighthouse since 2002. She is the author of the popular children's book The Adventures of Port Herman Lighthouse and also Lighthouses of the Ventura Coast.