The success of the port soon lead to the need for a lighthouse to guide ships into the harbor. Under this notion, the state's first lighthouse was constructed about a mile from the mouth of the ...

Who invented the traffic light? The answer leads right back to Cleveland and the legacy of Garrett A. Morgan. Morgan, the ...

Lights and private beacons were set up to guide vessels into the harbor, and in March of 1825, Congress officially approved funds for the first lighthouse on Lake Champlain. The original 30-foot ...

As trade flourished, the lack of markers for the entrance to Portland Harbor made the journey a dangerous one for incoming merchants, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse.

However, the harbor's rocky waters soon became troublesome for business, leading to a need for a lighthouse to guide ships. Thus, the state's first lighthouse was constructed on Long Island Sound, on ...

As trade flourished, the necessity for a light to guide ships into Narragansett Bay grew, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse. Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip ...