>> Click to enlarge << This close up of the brick work shows how the ... Photo by: Dale Treadway

We have recently heard that there is some talk about tearing down the old Avery Point Memorial Tower located on the University of Connecticut's Avery Point Campus.

>> Click to enlarge << The lantern room of Avery Point Light shows lots ... Photo by: Dale Treadway

Although originally built as a memorial tower, it was once lit by the U.S. Coast Guard. We have very little historical information on the tower. If any of our readers have background on the tower, or old photos of the Coast Guard base that was once there, please send to Editor, Lighthouse Digest, P.O. Box 1690, Wells, Maine 04090.