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\n\t\tLisa Cugini, (401) 874-6642
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\nExplores the Lighthouses of Narragansett Bay
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\nNarragansett, RI — May 12, 2003 — Part of the beauty of Narragansett Bay is its history, and what better way to reflect on the history of a body of water than to observe its lighthouses. <\/p>\n

\tDouglas Bingham, former member of the Board of Directors of the American Lighthouse Foundation, will present a free public lecture on Historic Lightships of the Southern New England Coast and Lighthouses of Narragansett Bay. Sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Friends of Oceanography, the lecture will take place in the Coastal Institute Auditorium on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Bay Campus in Narragansett on Tuesday, May 20, at Noon. <\/p>\n

\tBingham will focus on the lightships of New England and Narragansett Bay, as well as the lighthouses of Narragansett Bay with an emphasis on the Dutch Island and Plum Beach lights. <\/p>\n

\tA native of Quincy, Massachusetts, Bingham attended Norfolk County Agricultural High School, in Walpole, Mass. He is a US Navy Veteran, having served with the US Mine Force as part of the Atlantic Fleet. He is the cofounder of the New England Lighthouse Foundation and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Lighthouse Foundation from 1995-2002. He is a historian for the US Coast Guard Lightship Sailors Association and helped assemble and build a website dedicated to the history of lightships. He has conducted research on lighthouses for several noted writers in the lighthouse community. Bingham has received several service awards, most notably the USCG Meritorious Public Service Commendation and the Keeper of the Light Award from the American Lighthouse Foundation. <\/p>\n

\tThe American Lighthouse Foundation is a nonprofit, tax exempt, all-volunteer organization that exists to preserve and protect the lighthouses of New England and the US. One of the organization\u2019s projects is to raise funds to preserve the long-neglected Dutch Island Lighthouse in Narragansett Bay near the 溏心vlog免费B站 Bay Campus. The foundation\u2019s Web site is located at <\/p>\n

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