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The story is told as a series of diary entries, the first being New Year's Day, 1796.The setting is an island off the coast of Norway.. On January 1, the narrator records that it is his first day in the lighthouse, and records his annoyance at the fact that he had a difficult time getting the appointment to man it, even though he is of noble birth.
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse : Constructed: 1787 Designed by: Thomas Smith Construction: stone Height: 22 m (72 ft) Shape: cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from a castle [1] [2] Markings: white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) Operator: Northern Lighthouse Board (1787–1991), Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (1991–) Heritage
The lighthouse is operated and maintained by the state-owned company Plovput. In 1990 the light was automated and the keepers were withdrawn, but in 2002 they returned to the site due to its importance, and to help with its upkeep and to keep it secure. A shift on the islet lasts for fifteen days.
Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0. Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 978-0-942618-78-5 ISBN 9781893624238.
Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States.The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel.
Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder of Draken International, a private air force provider, and the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor. [5]
1857: Lighthouse was constructed and lit with William Sinclair serving as the first light keeper. 1933: Light was turned off in the tower and a skeleton tower was lit on shore. 1934: In January, Southold Park District purchased lighthouse buildings and grounds from the US Department of Commerce for $1.00.
Apo Reef lighthouse Sablayan: Occidental Mindoro: 1990s: 110 ft (34 m) 115 ft (35 m) Active: Good: Apunan Point lighthouse Romblon: Romblon: 1930: 62 ft (19 m) 98 ft (30 m) Active: Good: Bagacay Point Lighthouse Catarman: Catarman: 1874: 21 ft (6.4 m) 46 ft (14 m) In ruins: Partly in ruins but it is the oldest existing lighthouse tower in the ...