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We are pleased to announce the release of Bob Trapani Jr.’s newest book, Lighthouses of Maryland and Virginia: History, Mystery, Legends and Lore—with the focus being the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast. Written by noted lighthouse historian and executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, this book is a sequel to Bob’s very popular Lighthouses of New Jersey and Delaware, which we published in 2005.

Interesting stories, fascinating facts and contemporary and historic photographs are the focus of Bob’s latest work. Tales of murder and intrigue, along with storms, explosions, shipwrecks, ghost stories and romance are subjects in the more than 20 lights featured in this book.

Maryland Lights include: Bloody Point Bar, Concord Point, Great Shoals, Holland Island Bar, Point Lookout, Seven Foot Knoll, Sharkfin Shoal, Sharps Island, Thomas Point Shoal, and Turkey Point.

Virginia Lights include: Assateague, Back River, Killock Shoal, Lambert's Point, Smith Point, Thimble Shoal, Wolf Trap and York Spit.

There also is information on preservation efforts at Thomas Point Shoal, Hooper Strait, Drum Point and Piney Point lights.

Order this book now—and if you didn’t get Bob’s New Jersey-Delaware lighthouse book, you can order it now — Lighthouses of New Jersey and Delaware: History Mystery, Legends and Lore.