Bright Ideas #10: Poe Towers

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Josh LillerLeave a comment

Orlando Poe’s lasting lighthouse legacy is the Poe Tower. Fifteen lighthouses of this design were built on the Great Lakes between 1867 and 1895: Big Sable Point (Grande Pointe au Sable), Cana Island, Sturgeon Point, New Presque Island, South Manitou Island, St. Helena Island, Grosse Point, Little Sable Point (Petite Point au Sable), Au Sable… Continue reading Bright Ideas #10: Poe Towers

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Bright Ideas #9: Orlando Poe

February 3, 2021February 15, 2021 Josh LillerLeave a comment

Orlando Metcalfe Poe graduated 6th in the West Point Class of 1856. He initially sought a commission in the Artillery, but quickly changed his mind and took one in the Corps of Topographic Engineers instead. Until the Civil War, he served on survey duty in the Great Lakes under Capt. George G. Meade. The Civil… Continue reading Bright Ideas #9: Orlando Poe

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Bright Ideas #10: Poe Towers

Bright Ideas #9: Orlando Poe