From the November 28th Virginia-Pilot.
December 1st was the 135th anniversary of the lighthouse.
It was originally supposed to be built in the 1860s after many ships had been wrecked and run aground in the "dark spot" between Virginia's Cape Henry Lighthouse 34 miles to the north and North Carolina's Bodie Island Lighthouse 32 miles to the south.
The Civil War delayed the release of the $178,000 to build the 162 foot high lighthouse and construction did not begin until 1873. A First-Order Fresnel lens was put in it and light shone out 18 miles to sea.
We'll Leave the Light On. --Cooter
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