Sapelo Island Lighthouse Sapelo Island Georgia #2
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Sapelo Island Lighthouse Sapelo Island Georgia #2
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Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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"On October 2, 1898, the most powerful hurricane to ever strike Georgia came ashore near Cumberland Island. The storm killed at least 179 people, and on Sapelo Island, the storm surge covered the floor of the second story of the keeper's dwelling and submerged the oil house. One gable end of the dwelling was undermined and washed away, and the interior of the dwelling was gutted. The dwelling was rebuilt during the following year, and the front range light was discontinued in February 1899.
Keeper William G. Cromley and his family survived the storm by seeking refuge in the lighthouse, but they lost nearly all of their possessions. The Secretary of the Treasury sent a notarized list of Cromley's losses, which totaled $626 and included a $125 organ, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and recommended that the keeper be fully reimbursed." (lighthousefriends.com)
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March 15th, 2015
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