We went out to see the Cape Henry Lighthouses. The old one was built in 1791, the first public works project of the new United States. The 'newer' one was built in 1881, and is still in use today. When the old one was built, it was 500 yards from the water. Today, it is only 250 yards. There are 191 stairs to the top of the old lighthouse. I climbed up to get a view from the top. Kinda cool.
Blogger won't let me put captions under these pictures, so from top to bottom they are...
Both lighthouses
Spiral staircase looking down
Me on the stairs
Me at the top looking towards the new lighthouse
The light is supposed to be seen up to 15 miles away.
So cool!!
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