Admiralty Head Lighthouse Limited Edition Print

Giclee print on fine art paper Signed Limited Edition of 500 prints Print dimension: 13" x 19" In the early 1850’s, the Lighthouse Board recommended the construction of two lighthouses to mark the important waterway linking Puget Sound to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Sailing ships had for many years faced this hazardous obstacle course with no navigational aids. In1856, Congress appropriated enough funds to build only one lighthouse. It was decided that the tall red rocked bluff on Widbey Island would best serve as a location to build the much needed lighthouse.  The US Lighthouse Service purchased a site from Dr. Kellog, who had originally claimed the land under the homestead laws. A wooden Cape Cod style lighthouse was built and a light first shone from it's beacon on January 21,1861. The first keeper, William Robertson was a retired sea captain who also performed the duties of Post Master and coroner.  In order to bolster the defenses of Puget Sound three forts where built. Unfortuna