Daily Photo – Harbor Town

Daily Photo – Harbor Town
Harbor Town (Click image for larger view or to purchase)

Harbour Town is a marina/shopping/restaurant area of the Sea Pines zone on Calibogue Sound at the southern end of Hilton Head island, South Carolina. According to their website, the lighthouse was the first privately financed lighthouse built in the USA since the early 1800's.

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Daily Photo – Texaco Station

Daily Photo – Texaco Station
Texaco Station (Click image for larger view or to purchase)

This old Texaco Station sits at the intersection of routes 178 and 303 (Ace Basin Pkwy and Green Pond Hwy) near Green Pond, South Carolina. I spotted it while driving…

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Daily Photo – Tomcat on the Yorktown

Daily Photo – Tomcat on the Yorktown
Tomcat on the Yorktown (Click image for larger view or to purchase)

The first Tomcats entered service in 1972 and they were retired from service in 2006. The two Pratt & Whitney TF-30 turbofans with afterburners could take the aircraft up to 1544 mph.

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Daily Photo – USS Yorktown

Daily Photo – USS Yorktown
USS Yorktown CV-10 (Click image for larger view or to purchase)

The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the US Navy. Commissioned in April 1943, she saw action in the Pacific, replacing CV-5 (also named USS Yorktown) lost at the Battle of Midway. She was build in just sixteen-and-a-half months!

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Daily Photo – Lone Star

Daily Photo – Lone Star
Lone Star (Click image for larger view or to purchase)

Taken around 3:00pm on a late January afternoon, the trees are all devoid of leaves. The sun was still high enough in the sky to light the face of the barn and the gate without interruption from the shadows of the trees.

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