Ship John Shoal

I'd never heard of this lighthouse til I saw it on the cover of the latest Lighthouse Depot catalog (Early Holiday 98). Can't find it in Holland's GAL book - anybody know anything more about it?

Anyway - it'd make a great HL model.

Rgds,
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Silly me - got the Web at my fingertips and didn't even check. Here's info from the first reference I found:

"It was named after the ship "John" - wrecked in 1787, near the site of the present structure, located in the northern part of the Bay, near the mouth of the Cohansey River. The iron superstructure, a part of the lighthouse exhibit at the 1876 International Centennial Exhibition, in Philadelphia, was brought to the shoal and placed in position - where it became a permanent structure in 1877. The beacon, fully automated in 1973, is today still a working guide to navigation."

http://www.lewes-beach.com/lighthouse.html

Don't let "Delaware Bay" fool ya - its in Joisey.

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I almost hate to admit it, but I agree with Tim. Ship John Shoal looks like a prime candidate for an HL limited edition (italics are for you, Timster!) Isn't that a great shot of the light on the cover of the catalog? You can request a copy of the catalog at the link below if you do not already get it:

http://www.lhdigest.com

Oh, BTW, Thanks for giving Joisey its due here, Tim. If not for New Jersey, there would be no Delaware Bay! (But then, Pennsylvania might be home to some killer 1st order coastal lights, right?)

-Art

My thoughts exactly -- when the LH Depot Catalog arrived ---

This would make a GREAT Harbour Lights lighthouse!

Your link Tim showed there are several good candidates there.

I agree. It'dmake a great HL LE. Here's another photo of it at: http://njlhs.burlco.org/shipjohn.htm

Dittos to everyone's comments. Same response as John's when looking at the Lighthouse Depot mag for the first time. With few exceptions, the bright red lights always seem to be good sellers (Assateague, Jupiter, Quoddy, Holland, etc). Southwest Ledge Light in Connecticut off the New Haven coast is an almost identical design, but with a different color scheme.

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-RodW
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