Lighthouse Collectors and Enthusiasts!

Legends, history and mystery surround lighthouses and have created a dedicated group of enthusiasts.

Did you know lighthouses have existed as far back as 1300 BC? The first known lighthouse was created by the Trojans. They built a fire tower in Sigeum.

Here is a full chronological history of lighthouses courtesy Time’s Tin Cup.

Lighthouses have attracted a dedicated group of enthusiests because of all the legends and mysteries that surround them.

A favorite tale is one of the lighthouse keepers on a Scottish island, the Flannan Lighthouse, back in 1900.

Source: uslhs.org United States Lighthouse Society

The lighthouse keepers: James Ducat, Thomas Marshall and Donald MacArthur were stationed here to keep watch over the coasts of Eilean Mor in the Outer Hebrides.

Source: uslhs.org United States Lighthouse Society

One evening in 1900, passing ships reported that the light had gone out and a search party was immediately sent.

The search party bounded 160 steps up the cliffside into the 75th high tower of the Flannan Lighthouse to find a stopped clock, a prepared meal that went half eaten, a toppled chair, active logs and work notes. The lightkeepers seemed to have just vanished. 120 years, the mystery has remained unsolved.

Would you like to know what the duties of a lightkeeper are? Download this 52 page vintage work description, instructions and duties of a lightkeeper courtesy of Time’s Tin Cup.

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