January 16th, 1938
The Amelia Earhart Memorial Lighthouse was dedicated on Howland Island in the mid-Pacific on this day. The simple concrete tower was dedicated by Ernest Gurening of the Division of Territories & Island Possessions in the Department of the Interior. It stood 20 feet tall with a 90 candlepower beacon.
Amelia Earhart's twin-engine Lockheed aircraft had vanished in the Pacific near Howland Island on July 2, 1937.
Credit for this info comes from The Lighthouse Almanac by Elinor DeWire.
[This message has been edited by Nana (edited 01-16-2002).]
