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Lighthouse museum

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light units on display in the former keeper's residence

A lighthouse museum is a museum specializing in the display of historical objects relating to lighthouses.[1] These museums are either stand alone buildings or are present in lighthouses that are active or inactive. Objects displayed include tools lighthouse keepers used at the time in their everyday lives to maintain the light as well as historic objects such as the Fresnel lens.[2] In addition to navigation, lighthouses in general continue to operate almost as "small maritime museums".[3]

Lighthouse museums

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The following is a list of lighthouse museums that are located worldwide. All of these entries are located on lighthouse property which may or may not be privately run, these areas include the lighthouse tower, keepers residence, and other buildings that were built to aid. The entries on this list include reliable sources that must mention a "lighthouse museum" on the given property.

Name State/Region Country Opened[a]
Absecon Lighthouse New Jersey United States 2002
Anorisaki Lighthouse Mie Japan 2004
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse[4] Scotland United Kingdom
Au Sable Light Michigan United States
Bald Head Light North Carolina United States
Barnegat Lighthouse New Jersey United States 1954
Battery Point Light[5] California United States
Beavertail Lighthouse Rhode Island United States 1993
Bengtskär Lighthouse Kimitoön Finland 1995[6]
Block Island North Light Rhode Island United States 1993[7]
Block Island Southeast Light[8] Rhode Island United States
Bluff Point Light New York United States 1986
Browns Point Light[9] Washington (state) United States
Burnt Coat Harbor Light Maine United States
Burnt Island Light Maine United States
Calvert Marine Museum Maryland United States 1970
Cana Island Light Wisconsin United States
Cape Arkona Lighthouse Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
Cape Forchu Lighthouse Nova Scotia Canada
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse North Carolina United States
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse South Australia Australia 1976
Cape North Lighthouse Ontario Canada 1980
Cape Schanck Lighthouse Victoria Australia
Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse New York United States
Choptank River Light Maryland United States
Concord Point Light Maryland United States
Copper Harbor Light Michigan United States
Cove Point Light Maryland United States
Crisp Point Light Michigan United States
Currituck Beach Light North Carolina United States
Dongquan Lighthouse Juguang Taiwan 2008
Dunkirk Light New York United States
Eagle Bluff Light Wisconsin United States 1963
Eagle Harbor Light Michigan United States
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse Ohio United States 1945
Fenwick Island Light Delaware United States
Fort Gratiot Light Michigan United States
Forty Mile Point Light Michigan United States
Gasparilla Island Lights Florida United States 1999
Grindel Point Light Maine United States
Hereford Inlet Light New Jersey United States
Horton Point Light New York United States
Inubōsaki Lighthouse Chiba Japan
Jupiter Inlet Light Florida United States 2006
Key West Lighthouse Florida United States
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse Scotland United Kingdom
Lighthouse of Genoa Liguria Italy 2006
Lindesnes Lighthouse Vest-Agder Norway
Marblehead Light (Ohio) Ohio United States
Marquette Harbor Light Michigan United States
McGulpin Point Light Michigan United States
Mission Point Light Michigan United States
Montauk Point Light New York United States 1987
Mukilteo Light Washington (state) United States
Navesink Twin Lights New Jersey United States
New Presque Isle Light Michigan United States
Nojimazaki Lighthouse Chiba Japan
Old Mackinac Point Light Michigan United States
Old Point Loma Lighthouse California United States
Old Presque Isle Light Michigan United States
Ontonagon Light Michigan United States
Pensacola Light Florida United States
Phare de Gatteville Manche France 1997
Piney Point Light Maryland United States
Point Amour Lighthouse Newfoundland Canada
Point Cabrillo Light California United States
Point Fermin Light California United States
Point Iroquois Light Michigan United States
Point Pinos Lighthouse California United States
Point Reyes Lighthouse California United States
Point Vicente Light California United States
Pointe aux Barques Light Michigan United States
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Florida United States
Port Burwell Lighthouse Ontario Canada
Port Washington Light Wisconsin United States
Portland Head Light Maine United States
Pottawatomie Light Wisconsin United States
Santa Marta Lighthouse Cascais Portugal 2007
Saugerties Light New York United States
Seal Point Lighthouse Eastern Cape South Africa
Seul Choix Light Michigan United States
Signal Tower Museum Scotland United Kingdom
Sodus Point Light New York United States
South Manitou Island Lighthouse Michigan United States
Southwold Lighthouse England United Kingdom
Split Rock Lighthouse Minnesota United States 1976
St. Augustine Light Florida United States 1994
St Mary's Lighthouse England United Kingdom
St. Simons Island Light Georgia United States 1975
Stonington Harbor Light Connecticut United States
Sturgeon Point Light Michigan United States
Świnoujście Lighthouse West Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland 2000
Tawas Point Light Michigan United States
Tuckerton Seaport New Jersey United States 1993
Two Harbors Light Minnesota United States
Umpqua River Light Oregon United States
West Quoddy Head Light Maine United States
Whitefish Point Light Michigan United States
White River Light Michigan United States
Withernsea Lighthouse England United Kingdom
Wood Islands Lighthouse Prince Edward Island Canada
Yaquina Bay Light Oregon United States
Yaquina Head Light Oregon United States

Museums not in lighthouses

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See also

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Note

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  1. ^ The opening date refers to the current museum.

References

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  1. ^ Joe Wojtas (May 11, 2017). "Stonington borough approves lighthouse museum addition". The Day. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Portland Head Light". Lighthousefriends. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts lighthouses tell the story of seafaring life and dangers". New England.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ardnamurchan Lighthouse". Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Battery Point (Crescent City), CA". Lighthouses of the United States. Lighthouse Friends. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ^ "History (Bengtskär lighthouse)". www.bengtskar.fi. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Jeremy D'Entremont. "History of Block Island North Lighthouse, Rhode Island". www.newenglandlighthouses.net. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ^ Daytripper's Guide: Block Island Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; University of Rhode Island Sea Grant; retrieved on October 22, 2007