12/30/2025
Twin Light Houses of Cape Henry, Va., or Where your First Public Dollars were Spent
Several Years ago, living in New Jersey, I decided to “collect” lighthouses. Not the little figures of lighthouses, but rather to visit and photograph them. New Jersey was a good place to start—it has more than 20 lighthouses, light ships, and range lights. I selected, however, the Cape Henry, Virginia lighthouse for my first article in this series because it has the distinction of being the first publicly funded construction project of the first session of Congress in 1777....
Several Years ago, living in New Jersey, I decided to “collect” lighthouses. Not the little figures of lighthouses, but rather to visit and photograph them. New Jersey was a good place to start—it …
