As much as we like featuring lighthouses, covered bridges are also a favorite. Here’s another. Now, where is it? Send us your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill, was first in with identifying the recent Mystery Photo. She wrote: “This is the Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse at the Kaua’i National Wildlife Refuge on the north shore of Kaua’i, Hawaii.” The photo came from Rob Ponder of Duluth.
Others sending in the right answer included Allan Peel, San Antonio, Tex.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Jim Savedelis, Duluth.
Peel writes: “The tower is relatively short at only 52-feet. When originally built, the lighthouse had the largest hand-blown clamshell lens in the world. The revolving lens, which was first illuminated on May 1, 1913, produced a double flash every ten seconds that was visible up to a distance of 21 nautical miles. The lens is one of only seven of its type in its original position. It originally cost $12,000 and is now worth $1 million. Its beacon is famous for having alerted the pilots of the U.S. Army and Navy’s first attempt at flying from the mainland to Hawaii in 1927. When the exhausted pilots saw the flashing beacon of the Kīlauea Lighthouse, they realized then that they had overshot the island of Oahu, notifying them of the need to turn back so they could land safely at Wheeler Field.”
Walters recognized for 14 years at cemetery service
On May 12, Snellville resident James Walters was recognized at the Button Gwinnett Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) meeting for his recent Service to Veterans Medal award by the Georgia Society of SAR. This award was given in recognition for his dedicated volunteer service to the Georgia National Cemetery’s Public Information Center. Since 2014, Walters has volunteered four days per month in Canton at the cemetery. Since 2007, he has been part of the Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council. Over the past 14 years, James has provided 4,062 hours of volunteer service for veterans and their families. He played a crucial role in the development and installation of the new bell tower at the Georgia National Cemetery. He has been a member of the Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for 21 years. From left are Georgia Society SAR Veteran Chair Gary Hoyt, Walters, and Button Gwinnett Chapter SAR President Don McCarty.
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