Execution Lighthouse

[Paul B]

Execution Lighthouse was built in the early 1800s and sits in the middle of the Lond Island Sound. It has never been opened to the public and was sealed shut since the 1970s. The Coast Guard is giving away all of it's lighthouses for one dollar with a few stipulations. The owners must maintain the property and it must be a non profit organization.
People I know aquired the lighthouse and my wife and I went out there yesterday. It is in horrible shape and the owners plan to make a tiny Bed and Breakfast there. There is no electricity, sewage or water there and I would like to work there as a consultant.
It got it's name from the rumor that British soldiers would chain American prisoners there during the war and wait for the tide to come up.

(this is also where I did the majority of my diving in the seventees and eightees)
Here are some pictures

 

[Paul B]

Stairs in the keepers quarters leading to the second floor. There are three floors and a crawl space below.

 

[Paul B]

Looking down the ladder from the light

 

[Paul B]

http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=749

 

[Paul B]

That grating you see someone standing on below the ladder in the tower was replaced in the 80s. When I was there in the 70s, there was nothing in the tower. The stairs and everything else in the tower including the light mechanism was a rusted pile of junk at the base of the tower. It was just an empty hulk and you can see in my first picture the temporary light on a pole nest to the "real" light.
Now there is a real lighthouse light in there and the temp light is no longer used. The tower has a lot of batteries in it which are charged by the solar panels you can also see in the first picture.
Unfortunalely, the original fresnel lens for the original light is gone. They were made in (I think) France and are very expensive.
This is the new light which is installed in there presently

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Another very cool story, thanks Paul!

 

[roscoe]

Thats cool Paul!! Is that place haunted? Since it was used to execute prisoners.

 

[Paul B]

Of course :badgrin:

They just filmed a Ghost hunters episode there which will air in Dec so I guess we will find out

 

[roscoe]

OH OK I will skip that B&B then LOL. Not that I will be in New York anytime soon LOL. What is the date the ghost hunters episode?

 

[Paul B]

I just know it is in Dec on the travel channel

 

[roscoe]

You going to pitch up a tent and camp out there to see what you can hear or see?

 

[Paul B]

You going to pitch up a tent and camp out there to see what you can hear or see?

I plan to be in the lighthouse, if not, I will be anchored 50' away

 

[roscoe]

Neat!! I like a good ghost story.

 

[roscoe]

Are the new owners planning some type of Solar panels on the roof like you did on your house?

 

[Paul B]

They are thinking about solar and maybe a wind generator.

 

[fatboyt123]

i think i almost remember seeing that light house on an episode already.I could be wrong but it looks really familiar but they have done a few light houses now