Peter Rascoe Presents Edenton Lighthouse Plans

Sharon Davis of the Windsor Rotary Club introduced the program for the day. It was a special program from Peter Rascoe about the history and plans of the Roanoke River Lighthouse that was recently moved to the Edenton Harbor.




Peter is Special Projects Coordinator for Chowan County and has been involved in several really special efforts including the Cannon made from the Courthouse bell and the Edenton Courthouse itself.




Peter's persentation covered all the phases of this project. The history of the lighthouses in the area. Examples of some of the other lighthouses that have been used turned into monuments for people to visit.

Pictures of the Roanoke River lighthouse when it was in the river are really special. Here (below) is one looking east at sunrise. Peter covered the history of the Roanoke River lighthouse and how it came to be in Edenton as the home of local resident Emmett Wiggings.




An important part of the lighthouse is the special light which came from the lighthouse, and which will be returned to it as a part of the restoration effort.




The Lighthouse move was a big event. Below Jeff and Stephani Powell and their kids watch the move from the bridge of one of the tugs. Peter's presentation explained future plans and the process by which the lighthouse restoration is being managed and funded.





This is the link to the Chowan River Patriot Article on the lighthouse move. Stephani Powell provided some of the pictures for that article since I had to leave to cover another event I had already committed to. It's a great article that was picked up by a couple of lighthouse magazines and web sites.

For some spectacular VIDEO of the Roanoke River Lighthouse move click here.




Collins Cooper (above right) presents a thank you mug to Peter Rascoe for the great presentation.