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New London, Connecticut
All Photos © Tim N. Touchton
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I took this photograph in July 1990 while visiting my in-laws who lived in
Niantic and
a grandmother who lived in New London, Connecticut. We used to take summer
vacations up that way almost every summer. The family always loved the drive
up and
back, as well as the time we stayed there. It has given us some great memories
that
are very special to me.
I took this photograph while on a boat riding trip with my in-laws and my
family. That made
seven people in the boat, if we also didn't have nephew's and nieces. We filled
the boat, but we
had many nice boat rides back in those days. The kids loved them. We'd go
up the Thames
River and other places. We had some great times. We would have to avoid all
the lobster trap
floats in the area, which was always exciting. We'd go all around the coastal
area and admire
the beauty. I took several photographs of this lighthouse but I think this
one came out the best. I like the
boat beside the lighthouse as that gives it a nice perspective. Harbour Lights
collectors should also
get this one. It's a little smaller than most of their lighthouse collectible's,
but it's still a nice one. I highly
recommend a trip to this lighthouse if you are ever in the Long Island Sound
near New London.
It's definitely a different style lighthouse. I wish I could have made a second
trip to this one.
Information about the New London Ledge Lighthouse:
This beautiful and unusual lighthouse is located about
one mile from the eastern entrance of
New London harbor. It is a three story red brick building with 11 rooms. The
lantern is in the
center of the roof with nice attic dormer windows. It is simply a beautiful
lighthouse. It is an
architectural mix of Georgian and French Second Empire styles.
The light is no longer manned and the fourth-order
Fresnel lens was replaced with an automated
beacon in 1986. Underwater power cables supplies this structure with it's
power and from time to
time windows are broken out from the rough Atlantic storms pounding on the
building.
There is a local ghost story about one of the past
lighthouse keepers stating that he jumped to his
death from the catwalk around the lantern room. He did this because he discovered
his wife ran off
with a Block Island ferry captain. The keepers ghost now haunts the lighthouse
by swabbing the decks
in the late night hours, sets off the fog horn, unties boats and opens the
lantern room door after it's been
locked.
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