Here are more new architectural terms: Pilasters. Romanesque. Are you surprised by how many different architectural styles were used in building lighthouses?

The keepers assigned to lighthouses were not always compatible. Some had unfortunate character traits that caused problems. The head keeper at this station had to deal with the assistant keeper who reported for duty drunk on November 23, 1913. Do you think the prohibition against bringing liquor to the station solved the problem?

Imagine what it must have been like to keep the light burning and lens revolving while waves were dashing against the outside of the lantern.