Each day is a second chance to get it right. Instead of bemoaning the past misfortunes let “past mistakes become your tutor…”
Amelia Lighthouse reminds me of second chances. After being declared obsolete in Georgia it found new life in Florida.
Sometimes we like this lighthouse need a change in scenery.
Originally built to guide vessels entering the St. Mary’s River and the Atlantic Ocean, the former Cumberland Lighthouse was moved due to changes in the channel that made it obsolete.
After being reconstructed, the lighthouse was lit in 1839 as Amelia Island Lighthouse.
Female Light Keepers deserve second chances. They received on the job training while assisting their family members without pay. When a position became available through death or chance, they were qualified and poised to fill it.
Amelia Island had female light keepers who were spouses or family members of head light keepers. The Amelia Island Lighthouse had three documented female light keepers: Mary Walton served as a light keeper in 1849. Mrs. Winfield Woodland served as assistant light keeper, 1860, Jane M Donnelly served as assistant light keeper 1868-1871.