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 Close-up view of New Cape
Henry Lighthouse by butterflykizzez04
The New Cape Henry Lighthouse is a 164-foot octagonal tower made up of masonry inner-walls and cast iron plated outer-walls, making it the tallest such lighthouse in the U.S. It has a first-order Fresnel lens and is painted in black and white alternating vertical stripes. The light was automated in 1984 and has an intensity of 80,000 candlepower. Overlooking the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, its 20-second flashing light can be seen for only about 15 miles out to sea because of the bright lights from the surrounding city. Leave a Comment Address: Fort Story Army Base
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 boardwalk virginia beach
during off peak season by butterflykizzez04
Pedestrians have to stay off the bike paths in the peak season time frame.
also the boardwalk is well lite at night for nighttime strolling. Leave a Comment
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 notice the Yellow Ribbon
for the soldiers in IRAQ by butterflykizzez04
From early colonial times Chesapeake Bay boasted a substantial volume of shipping. For decades, however, efforts to gain the benefits of a lighthouse were unsuccessful. The division of the Bay into two political entities, Virginia and Maryland, made unified action difficult; the comparative regularity of the coast off the Virginia Capes made it seem less pressing; and there was difficulty in getting agreement among so many interested, and often conflicting parties -- the two houses of the Maryland and Virginia Assemblies, the British Government, Lord Baltimore, and British merchants trading to the Chesapeake. The lighthouse was not erected until this complex situation had been simplified with the establishment of the Federal Government. Then it became the first whose authorization and complete construction were undertaken.
The oil-burning lamps of the Cape Henry Lighthouse were first lighted late in October, 1792. From reports and indications noted through the years, the light at Cape Henry burned with regularity in subsequent years. The lantern itself, of course, underwent a number of improvements, and there were some structural improvements as well. Leave a Comment
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 Noel & Tiffany at Old
Cape Henry Lighthouse by butterflykizzez04
Today, the old Cape Henry Lighthouse silently guards the entry way into the Chesapeake Bay. Standing near the spot where in 1607 Captain Newport raised a cross to offer thanks for their safe crossing of the Atlantic, the Lighthouse is opened to the public on a seasonal schedule.
The architectural integrity of the tower is representative of one of John McComb's best and most important constructions. The Light also symbolizes the first bold steps the nation's new government took to fulfill its obligations to its people. With the construction of the Cape Henry Lighthouse, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay became navigable and safe insuring steady trade and commerce on the Virginia and Maryland coasts.
There had been a need for a lighthouse since before the Revolution. The Colony of Virginia and then the state of Virginia could never raise the funds needed to build the structure. By November 1789, the Virginia General Assembly provided conveyance of the land "lying and being in the County of Princess Anne at the place commonly called the head land of Cape Henry" to the new government "for the purpose of building a lighthouse." Alexander Hamilton contracted with John McComb, Jr. of New York on 31 March 1791. McComb had been the designer of the Government House, the planned residence for the President, in New York City Leave a Comment
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 Tiffany & Noel freezing
beside the Big Beach Ball by butterflykizzez04
They have things located along the boardwalk for photo ops. Leave a Comment
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 Tiffany & Noel with tropical
fish on boardwalk by butterflykizzez04
This is another photo op along the boardwalk and the girls favorites.
These ops make great pictures and they are free to pose beside and take pictures of. Leave a Comment
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 Virginia Beach view from our
hotel, Colonial Inn by butterflykizzez04
Excellent as always, a great amenitie from the hotel and something else FREE to do Leave a Comment
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 Beautiful ATLANTIC OCEAN by butterflykizzez04
I love the ocean. I am afraid of the mysteries of the deep, but I love to look at it..
This is something FREE to do. Leave a Comment
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