FREE: Porcelain Lighthouse Trinket box ( Cape Henry Va )

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Here is a wonderful Porcelain Lighthouse trinket box. Cape henry Va. 4.50" H x 2.50" L x 1.50" W
The first work of the new U.S. Federal government, the first Cape Henry lighthouse was built of stone by John McComb, Jr. and was completed in October, 1792. McComb was one of the architects involved in the construction of New York City Hall and would design other lighthouses. The lighthouse's design was based on the 1767 Cape Henlopen Light.[3] The lighthouse was damaged by Confederate forces during the American Civil War, but was repaired by Union forces in 1863, who depended on the light for navigation.[4] In the 1870s, concerns about the condition and safety of the Old Lighthouse at Cape Henry led to the construction of the New Cape Henry Lighthouse (pictured to the right) in 1881, which stands 350 feet to the southeast of the original.[5] The old tower remained standing, used as a daymark and as a basis for triangulation. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1983 and remains in use today.[6][7]