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Georgetown
Purnell Collection
Box 58, folder 12
13,691p
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in the northwest of Washington, along the Potomac River waterfront. Much of it predates the the city of Washington and the District of Columbia. Georgetown retained its separate municipal status until 1871, when it was assimilated into the District of Columbia. It's the home of the embassies of France, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, Venezuela, and Ukraine.
Georgetown Law Barrsiter's Ball - March 27, 2010 - Andrew Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC - Photographer: Alex Perry - www.aperryProductions.com
A smokestack in Georgetown - I don't think it is still in use.
Nikon D700, taken as part of FotoWeekDC
1867 (extensively rebuilt 1812 lighthouse; station established 1801). Active; focal plane 85 ft (26 m); two white flashes every 15 s. 87 ft (27 m) round old-style brick tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; solar-powered VRB-25 aerobeacon. The 5th order Fresnel lens used prior to 1999 was formerly on display at the Georgetown Coast Guard Station; later it was moved to the museum of the Coast Guard's 7th District headquarters in Miami, and in July 2014 it was put on display on a long-term loan to the South Carolina Maritime Museum in downtown Georgetown. The 1-story brick keeper's house, brick oilhouse (1890), and boathouse (1894) are also preserved. This is a rare early federal lighthouse, sturdily built with a stone stairway inside the tower. It was altered somewhat after being damaged during the Civil War; its height was raised from 72 to 87 ft (22 to 27 m). The light station was leased to the State of South Carolina in 1988 as part of a juvenile detention and rehabilitation center, but plans for this center were abandoned in 1990. In 2001 the light station was transferred to the state's Department of Natural Resources, which already owned the rest of the island as the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Preserve. So far the state does not appear to have a long-term plan for restoration and maintenance of the buildings. Located on North Island facing Winyah Bay, about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of the entrance to the bay and 25 km (15 mi) southeast of Georgetown. Accessible only by boat; cruises out of Georgetown visit the light station.
Above information taken from Lighthouse Directory's web site.
Students from Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., spent Feb. 26-28, 2020, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, learning skills like carving and steambending from Shipyard Programs Manager Jenn Kuhn.
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