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The history of life at the Stratford Shoal Lighthouse in the waters of Long Island Sound near Bridgeport, Connecticut is sketchy to say the least. Most written histories of the lighthouse all contain the same basic information, the gist of which we wrote about in the July/ August edition of Lighthouse Digest.
Stories of life at the lighthouse, also known as Middle Ground Lighthouse, have remained elusive probably because of the often high turn-over of keepers, the fact that few reporters ever visited the site, and most of the keepers apparently never recorded their memories at a light where there was not much to write about. But, up until 1970, lighthouse keepers did live at the lighthouse, first those with the U.S. Lighthouse Service and later with the United States Coast Guard.
But, very few people have ever seen the lighthouse up close, and even fewer have been inside the lighthouse. However, because the lighthouse has now been excessed under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, a few lucky souls got to visit the lighthouse on a recent GSA inspection trip.
Nick Korstad, who was among those who made that recent visit, has shared some of his photos with us.
Although the interior, as well as parts of the interior, is in rough shape now, at one time this was a well maintained lighthouse with comfortable furnishings. It will now take someone with the energy and knowledge, such as Nick Korstad, who could bring the historic lighthouse back to its grandeur.
This story appeared in the
Nov/Dec 2014 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.
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