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Andros Lighthouse
Fresh Creek Channel,
Andros
The Bahamas
Type: Landmark
Addmission Fee: Free entry
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Andros
The Bahamas
Type: Landmark
Addmission Fee: Free entry
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The Andros Lighthouse was built in 1892 to mark the southern entrance to the Fresh Creek Channel. In 1952, three old cannons were added in front of the Lighthouse and a tower built on the top. The cannons came from the Cottsac schooner, which wrecked on Stanyard Rock in the 1800s.
Late Bahamian singing artist, Blind Blake immortalized the Lighthouse through a tragic tale expressed in the song, Run Come See Jerusalem, and it has become part of Bahamian culture and folklore. The song tells of four sloops sinking at the mouth of the creek, trying to make it to the safety of the Fresh Creek Harbor during the 1929 Hurricane. The entire community stood on the shoreline and watched as 20-plus locals drowned under the glow of the Lighthouse, as the seas swallowed the sloops and passengers.
The Lighthouse is now a local landmark and the logo for the Andros Town Development Company as well as the Lighthouse Yacht Club & Marina.
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