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Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast (Hardcover)
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Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast (Hardcover)
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Once an essential part of nautical navigation and commerce, the
world's lighthouses have become historical relics of days past,
their primary function now replaced by modern technology. Yet these
magnificent structures continue to fascinate us, not only for their
intrinsic beauty, but also as monuments to our shared history, and
as symbols of hope and salvation to those cast adrift on the stormy
seas of life. From the mid-eighteenth through the early twentieth
centuries, the waterways of coastal Georgia from the St. Marys
River in the south to the Savannah River in the north were an
integral part of the state's economy, vital to the trade in cotton,
rice, timber, naval stores, and other products shipped to ports in
America and around the world. Georgia's barrier islands are today
the site of five existing lighthouses, each with its own unique
style, history, and role in events over the past decades and
centuries. In addition, focusing on these beacons, Lighthouses of
the Georgia Coast reviews the basics of lighthouse design and
construction, the role, lore and legacy of lighthouse keepers, the
significance of lighthouses as strategic structures during the
turbulent days of the Civil War, and more. Richly illustrated with
both contemporary and historical photos, the reader or visitor will
gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Georgia's
lighthouses and of similar structures on coasts and waterways
around the world.
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