Honolulu DistrictCommander Lt. Col. James Hoyman and Deputy District Commander Maj. Tom Piazze led nearly 50 District employees and family members for a sunrise hike April 6 to Makapu'u Lighthouse to celebrate the Districts 113th Birthday. Makapu'u Lighthouse dates to 1905 when the Corp’s began their mission in Hawaii and the Pacific. The District’s first commander Lt. John Slattery was charged by Congress to construct lighthouses for navigation in the territory and he drew up plans for Makapu’u Lighthouse. In August 1906, Slattery designed a short tower keeping the light as low as possible, but high enough the wind couldn’t blow pebbles into the lantern room glass. The first-ever 12-ton lens produced a fixed white light, while a set of copper panels revolving on a track between the light source and lens produced a distinctive flash.
| Date Taken: | 04.06.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.07.2018 19:26 |
| Photo ID: | 4366171 |
| VIRIN: | 180406-A-YV858-008 |
| Resolution: | 4032x3024 |
| Size: | 1.71 MB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
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