Digest>Jan/Feb 2021
Photo Caption:
The author, Kevin Duffus, standing alongside the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 1853 Henry-Lepaute Fresnel lens upon the damaged artifact’s restoration on Oct. 27, 2006. (right) The historic lens, believed to be the oldest surviving first order lens in America and called a “national treasure” by lampist James Woodward, as it appears today at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum at Hatteras, NC. (left: author’s collection; right: photo by Beth Deese) Back to the edition of: Jan/Feb 2021
Story:
150th Anniversary of the First Lighting of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Dec 16, 2020
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