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US Lighthouse Society
The United States Lighthouse Society (USLHS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding in the restoration of American lighthouses and educating the public about their history. With four chapters, and more than a dozen affiliates, it is one of the largest and oldest lighthouse organizations in the world. History Founded in 1983 by Wayne Wheeler and initially headquartered in San Francisco, California, one of the United States Lighthouse Society's first major projects was the purchase of the lightship LV605 in 1986 from a private individual. The organization subsequently invested $400,000 and more than 40,000 volunteer hours in the preservation and restoration of the vessel. In 2003 the society received the California Governor's Historic Preservation Award for its work on the ship. The society relocated from California to Hansville, Washington in 2008, siting its headquarters at the historic Point No Point Lighthouse, which it restored and leased from Kitsap County (the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansville, Washington
Hansville is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, Kitsap County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. Its population was 3,858 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The coastal community is located at the northern end of the Kitsap Peninsula and is about northeast of Poulsbo, Washington, Poulsbo, the nearest city. History 19th century Point No Point was first sighted by a European settler, and given its English name, during the United States Exploring Expedition of Puget Sound in 1841. Expedition leader Charles Wilkes gave the site its name because it appears much less of a promontory at close range than it does from a distance. On January 25, 1855, Isaac Stevens, the governor of the newly organized Washington Territory, summoned a treaty council to Point No Point, which was attended by 1,200 Native Americans in the United States, American Indians of the Chimakum, Klal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
