When early Americans needed a lighthouse in the late 1700s, they picked the tallest sand dune on the beach’s northernmost point and started laying down bricks. Soon the Revolutionary War began, and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After seven months of construction, restoration on the Cape Henry Lighthouse is complete. City officials said they wanted to restore the lighthouse not only to protect it from ...

After being shuttered for nearly seven months due to the pandemic, the old Cape Henry Lighthouse is open to the public again with some new rules and a busy staff. Time slots will be set aside for ...

For more than two centuries, sailors off the Virginia shores relied on pillars of light to guide them. National Lighthouse Day honors these towers of light and their historical significance Monday. In ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Locals, tourists and history enthusiasts gathered at Virginia Beach's historic lighthouses on Thursday to mark National Lighthouse Day. The construction of the historic Old Cape ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long before the U.S. gained independence, the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay was the entrance to our most vital trading corridor. In ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Cape Henry Lighthouse at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story is a local gem of strategic and historical significance, according to tour guide Riley O'Shaughnessy ...

Just north of First Landing State Park is Cape Henry Lighthouse, the first lighthouse ever authorized by Congress. The attraction still has connections with the government: It's located on the grounds ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — It’s often difficult for Congress to agree on various matters. Something the very first Congress could agree on was the necessity of a lighthouse at the entrance to the ...