Harbour Lights has done most of the lighthouses from the earliest lighthouse sites in America (including Boston, Brant Point, Beavertail, Tybee and Sandy Hook). To complete these early sites it's about time that HL does New London Harbor Light.

New London Harbor has been homeport to many industries relating to seafaring. Shipbuilding, fishing, transportation and international trade to name a few. It is the fourth oldest site in the U.S., est. 1760.

The present white 80 foot octagonal stone tower was built on the site in 1801 and is still in operation today.

Men and women serving aboard the U. S. Coast Guard Academy's barque Eagle, the Navy's many submarines from the submarine base in Groton (including the world's first nuclear powered submarine Nautilus) have used the sight of this tower as a welcoming safe haven, a beacon to return to and to sail proudly from.

The Harbour Lights collection could use another of the early style octagonal stone towers, and what better selection to complete America's first lighthouse locations.

How many of you have served in the Coast Guard or Navy and been stationed near, or sailed past this beautiful beacon? You would be proud to have this in your collection.