Listener Lighthouse! Thank you to Megan for sending this in.
Commonly known as the I Love You Lighthouse, Minot's Ledge actually has a deadly history as a strange lighthouse on stilts! When that one failed, engineers used the successful construction tactics from the Eddystone Lighthouse to build a stone tower that still stands today.
Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com
References:
Minot's Ledge Lighthouse | Lighthouse Stars
Minot's Ledge Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends
Minot's Ledge Light history | New England Lighthouses
Minot's Ledge | USLHS
Mahan Lens Video
