The website article was about a subject that interested me, since I had done a little research on the topic. I could tell the website’s author had done some work as well. I got to the article’s end, and WHAT? There’s my name!
That was a bit of a surprise, I’ll admit.
It took a couple of seconds, but I figured out the connection. When I was trying to discover some facts regarding an old lighthouse lamp that appeared at first US World’s Fair, I contacted an expert at Cape Hatteras, NC, where one of the early east coast lighthouses was constructed.
In our conversation, it became clear from the surprise in his voice, that he was unaware that the Hatteras lens had appeared at the Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building constructed to house the 1853 exhibition. I sent him some information and images – he sent me what he had – and our path-crossing was complete.
So I thought.
Today, I was doing a little followup work, and a read a webpage that popped up in the search. Not recognizing the header, I read the article about the Cape Hatteras lighthouse lens and the Crystal Palace connection.
A tip o’ the hat to Kevin Duffis for the nice article on the lighthouse, which can be read HERE.
And the acknowledgment at the end is appreciated!