American Lighthouse Foundation

The American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1994 with a primary mission of lighthouse preservation.[1] ALF's main office and storefront are headquartered in Rockland, Maine,[2] and the organization currently has thirteen chapters that have stewardship responsibility over the following twenty-two lighthouses in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island:[3]

Name State
Avery Point Light Connecticut
Boon Island Light Maine
Cape Elizabeth Light Maine
Dutch Island Light Rhode Island
Eastern Point Light Massachusetts
Halfway Rock Light Maine
Little River Light Maine
Long Point Light Massachusetts
Owls Head Light Maine
New London Ledge Light Connecticut
Newport Harbor Light (Goat Island) Rhode Island
Pemaquid Point Light Maine
Perkins Island Light Maine
Pomham Rocks Light Rhode Island
Portsmouth Harbor Light New Hampshire
Prospect Harbor Point Light Maine
Race Point Light Massachusetts
Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light Maine
Sandy Neck Light Massachusetts
Whaleback Light Maine
Wood End Light Massachusetts
Wood Island Light Maine

References

  1. "Teaching History, American Lighthouse Foundation". National History Education Clearinghouse. TeachingHistory.org. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. "Village Soup Business List". Village Soup.
  3. "American Lighthouse Foundation Lighthouse Sites". American Lighthouse Foundation. Retrieved 8 March 2012.

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Coordinates: 44°06′21″N 69°06′34″W / 44.1057°N 69.1094°W / 44.1057; -69.1094


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