John Gibbons shivered in the back of the little boat hauling him to his first assignment as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard. It was 1953. Gibbons was a baby-faced 18-year-old kid from Ohio who had ...

Few structures evoke such varied emotions as the sight of a weathered lighthouse standing firm against an incoming tide. Without these tall, circular towers set along the shore, California wouldn’t be ...

(KRON) — A lighthouse perched on an ocean cliff halfway between Santa Cruz and Half Bay Moon has guided ocean mariners since 1872. Standing at 115 feet tall, Pigeon Point is the tallest operating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waves crash against the St. George Reef Lighthouse in October 2021. The inactive lighthouse, about six miles off the coast of ...

Waves crash against the St. George Reef Lighthouse in October 2021. The inactive lighthouse, about six miles off the coast of Crescent City, Calif., was first illuminated on Oct. 20, 1892. John ...