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594: 40: 457:. The island has had several owners including Andrew Leete in the 1600s. In 1715, Caleb and Ebenezer Stone purchased the island, which remained in the Stone family until 1801. In 1800, Noah Stone sold it to a distant relative, Medad Stone, for $ 158.34. On May 12, 1801, Medad Stone sold the island to the government for $ 325. Joel Henderson, a historian, notes that Medad Stone and the government were likely openly communicating about the island. The United States Congress had appropriated $ 6000 in March 1801 for the lighthouse, prior to the government's acquisition of the property. 1928: 30: 466: 291: 273: 246: 222: 199: 184: 161: 146: 131: 116: 1424: 652: 1436: 638: 1939: 524:, the British forces landed on the island and told the keeper's wife, Thankful Stone, that they had nothing to fear as long as they kept the light burning. Later, the keeper, Solomon Stone, had to put the light out per order of the New London customs inspector. The British threatened to blow up the lighthouse, and Stone got an order to relight the lighthouse. In 1856, the light was upgraded from the twelve lamps to a fourth-order 547:, set up bells and whistles and tested the distances they could be heard. In 1879, a steam fog whistle was installed at the cost of $ 5000. In 1902, an air siren was installed and powered by two 16½ horsepower engines and used in an experiment in sound penetration. In 1934, a Leslie-Tyfon trumpet was installed. 497:
Originally, the keeper's house had eight rooms, but it deteriorated and was rebuilt in 1858. When rebuilt it was one-and-a-half stories high and had three bedrooms, a kitchen, dining and sitting rooms. Construction quality was poor, allowing snow to enter the house during the winter through gaps in
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repaired and automated the lighthouse two years later. A volunteer group, the Faulkner's Light Brigade, has undertaken the restoration and preservation of the lighthouse since 1991, completing the last major restoration work in March 2011. Access to Falkner Island and the light is restricted during
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After the fire in 1976, vandals caused additional damage that resulted in the windows being bricked up and a steel door installed. Restoration and preservation of the light is done through the volunteer "Faulkner's Light Brigade", which formed in 1991. In 1997, Walter Sedovic was selected by a
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in 1808. Falkner Island Lighthouse cost $ 5977.62 to build, according to the United States government. The 46 ft (14 m) octagonal tower was made of brownstone lined with brick, and it originally had a spiral wooden staircase that led outside to the lantern room. This staircase was an
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The 33-foot cast iron spiral staircase from 1871 was repaired and restored for the cost of $ 15,724. The work was done by Conservation Services and they uncovered and preserved the numbering of the stairs. In October 2010, a major restoration project repainted the tower and lantern, installed
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unusual and distinguishing characteristic of the Falkner Island Light. The original fixed light used twelve lamps and reflectors on two stacked tables. It was replaced in 1840, at a cost of $ 2842.00, with a lantern that used nine lamps and sixteen-inch reflectors. A 33 ft (10 m)
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ventilated steel doors, restored the original weathervane and repaired the 12-pane casement window on the west wall of the lighthouse. The work was completed in March 2011 after it was suspended due to poor weather in December 2010; the total cost was $ 121,000.
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on May 29, 1990. The Town of Guilford proclaimed that September 7, 2002, would be "Faulkner's Island Light Day" to honor the 200th birthday of the lighthouse. Falkner Island Light is home to one of the world's largest breeding colonies of the endangered
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Lighthouse Restoration Committee to perform the restoration of the lighthouse. Completed in 1999, the restorations included painting the interior and exterior, replacing the door and a new entry deck made of
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Lighthouse Friends lists the tower as being 40 ft (12 m) tall. While this is accurate by one measurement the tower is defined in publications as being 46 ft (14 m) tall.
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lens. The lighthouse switched to solar power in 1988. The light's characteristic is a flash of white light every ten seconds. It continues to operate as a navigational aid to the nearby
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The lighthouse has been threatened by erosion for decades. In the 1930s, as a response to the erosion, a breakwater was constructed to protect the boat landing area. In 1996, the
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as a three-story house, which remained until it was destroyed by fire on March 15, 1976. The fire also scorched the adjacent lighthouse. In the Spring 2002 edition of
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assisted the task of obtaining funding for a $ 4.5 million erosion-control project. The funds were approved in 1998 with the help of Connecticut Senators,
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from May to August yearly. The Falkner Island Lighthouse, as the second oldest extant lighthouse in Connecticut, is listed on the
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Falkner Island Light was chosen for fog-signal experiments in 1865 and in 1902. In 1865, Joseph Henry of the
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Falkner Island Light is the second oldest extant lighthouse in Connecticut and was listed on the
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Falkner Island is a crescent-shaped island located three and a half miles offshore of
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Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge and Faulkner's Light Brigade
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spiral staircase was installed in a major renovation in 1871.
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The Falkner Island Lighthouse was commissioned by President
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Guilford, Connecticut
Abisha Woodward
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Falkner Island
Guilford
Long Island Sound
Thomas Jefferson
Coast Guard
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