Lighthouse Collectable - Pigeon Point - NEW - $17.00

Manchester CT

12 August, 2021

1:20 PM

Description

California - Funds were appropriated for the lighthouse at the end of 1870, and construction began in 1871. The tower, over 100 feet high, was built with "separate inner and outer walls with an airspace between which insulates the interior ironworks against corrosion." (Pigeon Point tour pamphlet) The walls were 4.5 feet thick. 500,000 bricks were used to build the tower. In fact, it took over a million, since the builders rejected the first batch of 500,000 as being of unacceptable quality. A fog-signal and Victorian dwelling for four families were also built at the point. - Certificate of Authenticity from Danbury Mint included - 6" tall - Danbury Mint