Today is National Lighthouse Day, proclaimed in 1989 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Lighthouse Act by President George Washington. The Lighthouse Act provided federal support for the construction and maintenance of lighthouses. As described by President George H. W. Bush, "these impressive structures have long symbolized safety, vigilance, and faithfulness. Often isolated and repeatedly tested by the ravages of storm and sea, lighthouses are also monuments to courage and determination of the people who built them and the keepers who have maintained them." My tie shows the Portland Head Light, the oldest lighthouse in Maine.
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