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INGTON
25
SHINGTOR
APR
26
1990
ADMIRALTY HEAD, WASHINGTON
20066
DC
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ADMIRALTY HEAD, WASHINGTON
First Day of Issue: April 26, 1990
First Issue Location: Washington, D.C.
From man's earliest seafaring days, volcanoes like Etna,
Stromboli and Vesuvius served as natural lighthouses,
and as early as 280 B.C., man-made lighthouses marked
harbors and headwaters. From these beginnings, the
lighthouse developed into a priceless navigational tool
such as the beacon at Admiralty Head, Washington,
positioned at the east entrance to Admiralty Inlet and the
Puget Sound. The life of this lighthouse was relatively
brief. Built in 1903, the maritime traffic pattern had
changed by the mid-1920's, and the lantern was removed
from this tower in 1927. Though no light has gleamed
from Admiralty Head in more than six decades, the
structure has become one of the most popular tourist
attractions of the area. The lighthouse was restored and
opened to the public by the Washington State Parks and
Island County Historical Society. Similar efforts by The
Lighthouse Preservation Society and its friends will hope-
fully keep America's early lighthouses from disappearing
quietly into the annals of history.
IGHTHOUSE
No. 90-15
PRESER
ATIO
ON
SOCIETY
OFFICIAL MAXIMUM CARD
©1990 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Dennis Lyall
