Five Mile Point Lighthouse
New Haven Connecticut
This lighthouse was built in 1847 and so named as it is five miles from the center of New Haven.
The day I visited the spot, it was cold and snowing with the wind in the 20 mph range and the temperature around the same level.
You have either got to love lighthouses or be a bit mentally unstable to endure such elements just to get a picture. I probably lay claim to both afflictions.
The tower is about a half mile walk along a point of rocky land which had to be just desolation in the late 1800's.........but then again what lighthouse wasn't. They were built for the most part on headlands to warn mariners of shoreline dangers. Bleak and exposed to the elements.
It was cold when I was there, pure and simple!
The two bottom postcards are from around 1907 and 1908 and show considerably more activity than my photograph which is on the top of this page. Additional information can be found on the following link.
http://www.lighthouse.cc/newhaven/history.html
New Haven Connecticut
This lighthouse was built in 1847 and so named as it is five miles from the center of New Haven.
The day I visited the spot, it was cold and snowing with the wind in the 20 mph range and the temperature around the same level.
You have either got to love lighthouses or be a bit mentally unstable to endure such elements just to get a picture. I probably lay claim to both afflictions.
The tower is about a half mile walk along a point of rocky land which had to be just desolation in the late 1800's.........but then again what lighthouse wasn't. They were built for the most part on headlands to warn mariners of shoreline dangers. Bleak and exposed to the elements.
It was cold when I was there, pure and simple!
The two bottom postcards are from around 1907 and 1908 and show considerably more activity than my photograph which is on the top of this page. Additional information can be found on the following link.
http://www.lighthouse.cc/newhaven/history.html
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