1807. Boylan, James and Betsy Wade. Stonington’s Old Lighthouse and It’s Keepers 1840-2013. Stonington Historical Society, 2013.
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1807. Boylan, James and Betsy Wade. Stonington’s Old Lighthouse and It’s Keepers 1840-2013. Stonington Historical Society, 2013.
- Boylan, James and Betsy Wade. Stonington’s Old Lighthouse and It’s Keepers 1840-2013. Stonington Historical Society, 2013. 162p. Soft wraps. The Old Lighthouse Museum on Stonington Point is one of the most popular destinations in the local area. It’s surprising, however, that until recently the record of the lighthouse’s history was incomplete. The Stonington Historical Society, owner of the lighthouse since 1925, commissioned this book, “Stonington’s Old Lighthouse and Its Keepers,” from two well-known editors in the area. A lighthouse had first been put in the area of the borough in 1823, but was rebuilt in 1840 as the lighthouse we know today. At one point, the light was replaced by a beacon on a harbor breakwater where it stood for 50 years while the lighthouse was left to languish. When the historical society bought it and turned it into a local history museum, it was evidently the first such conversion in the country. The building has now served as a museum longer than it did as a lighthouse. The book includes more than 80 illustrations, almost half in their original colors, and was written as an adjunct to recent plans to restore the Old Lighthouse and improve access for the public. Quite interesting. (F-). $22.