We spent nearly the entire day watching the process of moving a historic lighthouse from the bank of a creek near downtown to the waterfront just west of the marina. We could watch most of the move from Seascape’s aft deck. Dave Smith came by about noon to visit and watch with us. He had driven down Tuesday from Sharpsburg, MD to work on his catamaran at Tim’s house.
The lighthouse is a two story structure with a light on top. The lighthouse was built in 1886. A man named Emmett Williams moved the lighthouse from its original perch on pilings in the Albemarle Sound at the mouth of the Roanoke River in the 1950s. It was his home until 1995. The lighthouse is the last surviving light of the 20 that once dotted North Carolinas inland waterways. The Town of Edenton now owns the building and the 300-pound Fresnel lens from the lighthouse that will be placed back in the lighthouse when the renovation is finished. Edenton plans to make the building a maritime center.
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