Originally posted by rustyjax:
HOW CAN YOU NOT BE A FAN OF THE
"HATTERAS" LIGHT? AND BE A LIGHTHOUSE
ENTHUSIAST? WOW! (this would be interesting to hear about)
the statue,, is a "STATUE" given to us by France
as a welcoming symbol of "LIBERTY" to those coming to our country for the first time. The illuminated Flame was not designed to be a directional, navigational beacon.
Point one- I'd be interested in more information on that myself.
Point two- While the first part- it was a statue given as a gift- you second part is flawed by opinion not supported by fact.
It is a fact that the SOL served as an official Lighthouse for aproximately 14 years. This simply put makes the SOL - at the very least- a former lighthouse and IMHO it is still a lighthouse just a decommisioned one.
Facts are facts and opinions are opinions- they should be stated seperately and correctly- again IMHO.
