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History

The original lighthouse, built in 1805, was a 30 foot octagonal wooden tower. Mariners complained that the light was not bright enough nor tall enough, so in 1847, a new 65 foot tower with 12 Lamps with 21 inch reflectors, was built. The lamp system was upgraded to a fourth-order Fresnel lens in 1855. The tower was renovated in 1986