The Lighthouse Lowdown

This week we've got a casual episode comin' at ya answering some lighthouse trivia! Play along and listen as we go on tangents about pyramids, Sally Snowman, and share some drinks.

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If ships had seatbelts I'd tell you to buckle them because this lighthouse takes us on a wild ride through history! This episode includes dramatic tales from Civil War soldiers during a time that racked up enough ghosts to make Point Lookout the most haunted lighthouse in the US.

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Check out these sources for some more information on the lighthouse:

https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=436

Spookiest Lighthouses by Terrace Zepke

Haunted Lighthouses by Ray Jones

https://www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com/

Ahoy sailors! In this episode we cover the lighthouse that sports the best (or worst?) of both fire and ice in an incredibly remote location. We'll talk about Stannard Rock Lighthouse and how it got its nickname as "The Loneliest Place in the World", along with the accident that nearly brought it to the ground.

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References:

https://old.coastguardmodeling.com/Cutters/03_LHT.html

https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/179784.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stannard_Rock_Light

https://www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/maritime/333-stannard-rock-lighthouse-the-loneliest-place-on-the-continent/

https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=728

Stannard Rock: The Loneliest Place in the World by Elinor DeWire

Stannard Rock Lighthouse Update Clippings from the USLHS

This week we dive deep into the dark history of the Bolivar Point Lighthouse in Galveston, TX and how a single man named Moore can ruin everyone's lives.

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Did I say this episode would be shorter? Sike, because there's so much to cover on the history of the beacon! Listen in for fun facts, history about candles to aerobeacons, and how lighthouses can actually walk. Watch out, because we're bringing the candlepower.

Check out these references for more cool facts:

https://uslhs.org/lighthouse-lamps-through-time

https://uslhs.org/american-lighthouse-lamp-identification-document

https://lighthousepreservation.org/history/

Ahoy! In this episode we delve into the history of how lighthouses came to be, all the way back to 8th Century BC! We also touch on the lighthouse keepers, and why we have lighthouses in the first place. Part 2 will be a shorter episode covering the history of the lighthouse Beacon and a trick to make lighthouses walk!