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Inside White Lighthouse
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Written by Photo Tour
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LOOKING OUT ON THE ISLES OF SHOALS SINCE 1859
It's old, it's dark, it's endangered -- and we're on the inside. Poised on a
steep cliff above the Atlantic, the brick tower is now in state hands. SeacoastNH.com
takes you up the down staircase.
Forgot those romantic images you have of Celia Thaxter playing in the lighthouse as a child. This is a harsh environment. Even on a
perfect summer day, White Island lighthouse is a difficult place to reach and a bit scary inside.
Tom Mansfield of NH DRED unlocked the door of the lighthouse, once run by the
US Coast Guard, and now owned by the state of New Hampshire. The automated light
has been decades without a keeper and the Fresnel lens and fog horn are powered
by solar panels and batteries.
Besides an old chair and a cart littered with odd items, there is nothing at
the base of the lighthouse. It is dark inside with only a single window deeply
set into the circular brick wall. The elaborate iron staircase is the most amazing
feature – all that fancy design seen by so few people. The handrail on the circular
staircase is a single strand of rope. There is one small keeper’s room just below
the lantern area. Only the lantern lens is maintained by the Coast Guard.
A thick window set in a heavy casement opens to the narrow 250 degree balcony
that encircles the tower. We only the guts to stand there for about 30 seconds
before vertigo and images of old Alfred Hitchcock movies took control and we dipped
back inside. --- JDR
SEE: White Island Still Crumbling
SEE: Jeremy's Lighthouse Guide






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