Talk:St. Marks Light

Latest comment: 15 years ago by Donald Albury in topic Second Light

Second Light edit

Is this photo of the 1840 Lighthouse worth loading into the Commons and linking here? ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 00:17, 26 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

That tower is visibly different from the photo currently in the infobox. The tower was dismantled and moved in 1842 and then rebuilt after extensive damage from the Civil War. I doubt that is a photo from 1842 or earlier. Does "1840" perhaps mean the tower as it was rebuilt in 1842, which existed until c. 1865? That is more plausible for a photograph. Certainly you should upload it to Commons. I think it should be worked in as showing how the tower changed when it was rebuilt. -- Donald Albury 12:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
I'll load it tonight probably and link it in. Yes, I'm simply propagating the "1840" part forward with some doubt about that myself. Picture quality does seem to reflect pre-Civil War but not by 10 years. earliest photos in the 1850s, I believe. To me, this photo looks like it has been hand-altered, the outline of the tower looks penciled(?) in. Should the "1840 " not be mentioned in the caption? ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 13:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
"Pre-Civil War", maybe? I would have questioned whether it was a photo, but the vegetation in the foreground looks natural. -- Donald Albury 18:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)Reply