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Bloody Point Lighthouse History:

 

Bloody Point Lighthouse Circa 1900 after it was moved inland. Shown at right is the steel tower "Back Light" and Lamp House (Silver Dew Winery). The tower was built by John Michael Doyle. He stayed on after construction to be the first Keeper.
Bloody Point Keeper, Robert Augustus Sisson, and his wife Martha, Western entrance to the Lighthouse.
Taking a Sunday ride on Daufuskie. Photo taken on the Western side of the Lighthouse, circa 1900-1912. Bloody Point Lighthouse Keeper Gustaf Ohman at the reins.
Augustus Sisson’s daughter, Kate, standing by the Eastern steps to the Bloody Point Lighthouse.
Carrying my Bride, Mary, over the threshold.
From left to right, Wayne Wheeler, President National Lighthouse Society, Joe Yocius (Keeper), Mary Yocius and Billie Burn (Daughter in Law of last Assistant Keeper), Papy Burn.
From left to right, (Bob Burn - Grandson of Papy Burn), Joe Yocius, Billie Burn, Mary Yocius
Frank Burn, (Papy Burn’s Son), far right, and three generations of the wonderful Burn family.
Bloody Point Lighthouse (Fall 1999).
Lamp Room for the Back Range Light. This Lamp Room is the only one know to exist in the United States. The Building was later used by Papy Burn (1953) to make wine from local grapes and fruits. Since that time it has been know as the Silver Dew Winery.
Restoring the Silver Dew Winery.
The Winery’s wonderful old shutters.
This shutter was raised to allow the kerosene locomotive style lamp, to be stored in the lamp house.
Joe Yocius preparing pears from trees planted by the last Assistant Keeper, Papy Burn, and starting the wine making process.
Pear wine from Papy Burn’s pears.
The dormer that housed "The Light" (Christmas 1999).

This information represents a general plan of the development which is for discussion purposes only
Joe Yocius, RE/MAX
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