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Bookmark or Share- Preservation Virginia: Cape Henry Lighthouse1299 reviews. 583 Atlantic Avenue, , , Fort Story, VA 23459. P: (757) 422-9421. District: Chesapeake Bay. Visit Website Email. Loading Virtual Tour... Details. Offers. Amenities. Tour the Cape Henry Lighthouse, the first federally funded lighthouse and first federal works project of the United States.
- Cape Henry Lighthouses - U.S. National Park ServiceToday two lighthouses stand at Cape Henry, guardians to the gateway of the Chesapeake Bay. They have been placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and have been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
- Cape Henry Lighthouses - WikipediaThe Cape Henry Lighthouses are a pair of lighthouses at Cape Henry, the landform marking the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. state of Virginia. The location has long been important for the large amount of ocean-going shipping traffic for the harbors, its rivers, and shipping headed to ports on the bay.
- Cape Henry Lighthouse | Virginia Beach Visitors GuideA National Historic Landmark, the Cape Henry Lighthouse is America’s first lighthouse. Visit the Historic Cape Henry Lighthouse. There are several noteworthy sights and landmarks you’ll want to see when you visit Virginia Beach. You can spend hours on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk alone just checking out all of the monuments on the boardwalk.
- Cape Henry Lighthouse - Preservation VirginiaCape Henry Lighthouse is the first federally funded public works project of the newly formed United States government. It was authorized by George Washington and overseen by Alexander Hamilton. The Lighthouse is situated near the “First Landing” site where English settlers first set foot on their way to settle in Jamestown.
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