Granite Island Lighthouse

Granite Island Lighthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Because it was positioned near the busy shipping lanes of the mid-19th century, a lighthouse was built on Granite Island in 1868 by the U.S. Lighthouse Board and commissioned in 1869.Note: the USCG number relates to the new tower, and the ARLHS number is the old lighthouse. Read more on Wikipedia

type: lighthouse
date from: 1868

Source: en.wikipedia.org