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Love the covered bridges Snow. I looked up bridges in Canada and as there are so many that I couldn't get though all of them I chose the oldest one and the longest one. I will post them next time as it is lighthouse day today.

National Themes For August 7: Purple Heart Day, National Lighthouse Day, and National Raspberries N’ Cream Day.

💜Purple Heart Day commemorates the creation of the oldest American military decoration for military merit, the Purple Heart and honors the men and women who are of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Created by General George Washington in 1782 to be presented to soldiers for “any singularly meritorious action”, the decoration was a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk bound with a thin edge of silver and the word Merit embroidered in silver across the face. During the American Revolutionary War, the Badge for Military Merit decorated six known soldiers. It is unknown who designed the Badge of Merit. It is also unknown how many soldiers may have received the honor symbolizing the courage and devotion of an American Patriot. According to The Badge of Military Merit by Professor Ray Raymond, The “Book of Merit” where the names of possible recipients and their deeds were recorded has long been missing. Until Washington’s 200th birthday, the Purple Heart remained a Revolutionary War footnote. Through the efforts of General Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. War Department created the Order of the Purple Heart. Today the medal bears a bust of George Washington and his coat of arms. Since 1932, Purple Heart Day has been celebrated on various days. Sometimes commemorated on Washington’s birthday, other times on Valentine’s Day or at other times declared during the year in different cities and states across the country. Each declaration encouraged citizens to support wounded veterans with the purchase of a purple viola. Purple Heart Day recognizes not only the merit but more importantly the men and women killed and wounded in combat who have earned the badge of honor. As the day evolved it more commonly was observed on the day the Purple Heart was created. In 2014, the Military Order of the Purple Heart recognized this with a media release.

🗽National Lighthouse Day honors the beacon of light that for hundreds of years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. At one time, the beacon of light could be found across almost all of America’s shorelines. A lighthouse is described as a tower, building or any other type of structure that is designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses: ✨Mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors. ✨Assist in aerial navigation. ✨Have declined due to the expense of maintenance and replacement by modern electronic navigational systems. ✨Has a source of light called a “lamp” (may be electric or oil fueled).Were originally lit by open fire and then candles. ✨Differ depending on the location and purpose but have standard components. ✨Has a lantern room which is a glassed-in housing at the top of a lighthouse tower. ✨Has a Watch Room or Service Room beneath the lantern room. ✨Has an open gallery outside the Watch Room or Lantern Room. ✨Development accelerated in the 17th century with Britain’s Trinity House constructing its first in 1609. ✨Earliest in North America was in St. Augustine, Florida. Printed on a 1791 map, it had been built by Menendez after his landing in 1586. ✨America’s next lighthouse was Boston Light on Little Brewster Island in 1716. ✨The oldest existing lighthouse in the United States is the Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey. Built in 1764, this lighthouse is still in operation. ✨At the end of the 19th century, the United States had the most lighthouses of any nation. ✨The 9th Act of the first Congress created the US Bureau of Lighthouses in 1789, which placed lighthouses under federal control. ✨The United States Coast Guard took over on July 7, 1939. ✨Visiting and photographing lighthouses has become a popular hobby as well as collecting ceramic replicas. On August 7, 1789, the United States Congress approved an act for the “establishment and support of Lighthouse, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers.” It was two hundred years later that Congress designated August 7 as National Lighthouse Day.

🍃National Raspberry Day! With Raspberry season in full swing, what better way to celebrate than with this simple treat. There are numerous Days on the calendar celebrating raspberries. National Raspberry Cake Day was last week. At one time, raspberries were a midsummer crop. However, with new technology, cultivars and transportation, they can now be obtained year-round. Because of these new technologies raspberry growers now have an extended selling season.

There may not be many Purple Hearts recipients but those who receive it deserve it, respect and so much more. Here's some Lighthouses for lighthouse day. More raspberries for you all.

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕🌤🌩🌧⛈

✨Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. This light was built in 1874, with the lamp first lit on February 1, 1875. The main tower is 67 feet (20 m) in height, with an octagonal granite foundation and brick exterior, which rises to a cast iron parapet and open gallery around the lantern chamber. This is topped by a sixteen-sided pyramidal copper roof with a ball ventilator and lightning rod. The original roof was cast iron, and was replaced in 1994. The north wing was designated for the keeper, while the south wing was for his assistants. The only major alterations to the residences have been for the introduction of modern plumbing (in 1938) and the repair of storm-related damage. The roof was originally shingled, and since been covered by a variety of materials, most recently slate shingles. In 1990, the Coast Guard deactivated the light and replaced it with a nearby steel tower. Because of ongoing erosion of the bluffs, in 1993 the entire 2,000 ton structure was moved about 300 feet (91 m) back from the cliffs. After the move, the Coast Guard decided not to retain the rotating mercury float lens, but instead installed the first order fixed lens which had been removed in 1980 from the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred in 1992 to the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation, which is dedicated to its preservation. The lighthouse has a small museum and gift shop in the base of the tower. The tower is open during the summer season offering guided tours to the top, for a fee of ten dollars as of September 2015. Proceeds from tours are used for restoration of the lighthouse.

✨Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island. The lighthouse was completed in 1890 on property formerly belonging to the naturalist, oceanographer, and zoologist Alexander Agassiz of Harvard University. Agassiz sold the land to the United States Government. His mansion on the property, commissioned in 1874, is now an inn. The keeper's house was built, and still stands, near Castle Hill Cove, a few hundred feet away. Although the lighthouse is not open to the public, the shoreline and cliff face where the lighthouse sits are accessible by several footpaths from the Castle Hill Inn and the Castle Hill Cove Marina. The foundation is made of granite blocks and The tower is 34 feet (10 m) in height.

✨Pomham Rocks Light (also known as "Pomham Lighthouse") is a historic lighthouse in the Providence River about 200 yards (180 m) off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island. The light was established in 1871. It was deactivated in 1974, but relighted on July 30, 2006. In the 1970s the light was sold to The American Lighthouse Foundation, and is today managed by the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. The foundation is made of stone and the tower is 40 feet (12 metre) in height.