 |
| This photo from Wikipedia shows the Light and its surroundings - click |
President James Monroe approved the construction of a lighthouse in 1817. a short tower was built soon after, the present tower was approved in 1851. Built from granite blocks with a brick lining the light can be seen from quite a distance, while easily viewed from Schoodic Point the distance makes it appear much smaller.
The name of the island comes from the Micmac word meaning "island out to sea", it was named by Samuel de Champlain (he did that a lot I find).
There originally were two houses here, the assistant keepers house has been demolished. The Light was automated in 1972 with solar power added later. A lot of the buildings remain on this site. The island is a bird sanctuary and is managed by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
 |
In this Coast Guard photo from the 1870's you can see the remains of the
original tower on the right. |
 |
In this photo you can see a Lighthouse Tender on the right. www.uslhs.org
|
No comments:
Post a Comment