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Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, the first public works project undertakenby the United States Government in 1791 and was completed in 1792

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Description

Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, the first public works project undertakenby the United States Government in 1791 and was completed in 1792.

Photographer

Captain Albert E. Theberge

Location

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Collection

America's Coastlines

Lighthouses

Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps (ret.)

Keywords

Coastline

Mid-Atlantic Virginia

Lighthouse