The underwater shelf on which the lighthouse stands was named for President Grover Cleveland. He enjoyed fishing nearby.
The lower portion of the light consists of a two-story dwelling atop a red caisson deck. The 50 foot white cylindrical tower rises from the center of the second level and shows a flashing white light 74 feet above the water. A little more than a year after this lighthouse was established, the unusual structure nearly succumbed to a savage lashing. Giant waves stirred up by the Great Atlantic Hurricane of September 1944, battered a gaping hole in one of the exterior walls. The lighthouse crew managed to put up a temporary barricade and stop the seas' further inroads, thereby saving themselves and enabling the light to continue operating.
Due to the distance of this lighthouse offshore, I used a 500mm lens with 2X coupler and tripod to take this picture. At the time of my visit in 2001, this was an active lighthouse. I made reference to this lighthouse in my blog posting for Wings Neck Lighthouse, Oct 2012.
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