In an 1843 report to Congress, civil engineer I.W.P. Lewis advocated for a lighthouse to be built on Little River Island in Cutler, Maine. It wasn’t until March 1847 when Congress finally appropriated $5,000 for a light station at Little River. The station was completed later that same year. The report’s text in regards to […]
Gleam from Little River Lighthouse Grows Brighter
In the day and age that we live, lighthouses may no longer be as vital to safe navigation as they once were, but that doesn’t mean our sentinels of the sea go without the appreciation of mariners and recreational boaters alike. For though all prudent mariners now rely on the electronic accuracy afforded by the […]
