WEST VIRGINIA LIGHTHOUSE Mountain State Couple Hopes To Erect First Lighthouse In October
Reported by: Associated Press
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Sep. 27, 2012 3:53 PM EDT
Updated: Sep. 27, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
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Summersville
, Nicholas County
, West Virginia
West Virginia's only lighthouse is about to go vertical.
Donna and Steve Keblesh of the Summersville Lake Retreat expect to erect the lighthouse by mid-October. They've been working hard to convert an old, damaged wind tower into a fully functioning lighthouse.
The couple hopes to attract tourism to the area, including attracting the attention of Boy Scouts who will be swarming the area in 2013 during the National Boy Scout Jamboree.
The 100-foot lighthouse includes a 36,000-lumen working light on top. The 128 steps of the lighthouse will have plaques commemorating donors to the project.
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