Inspired by a love of lighthouses, and everything that they represent, Mr Fern Solomon dreamed up a home in the clouds, a perch on a limestone pedestal with watery views fit for a king. For us at Cacique, Solomon’s Lighthouse is the perfect capstone in our Lighthouse Series as it represents the transformation of dreams into reality, which is at the very core of what we do. We salute you Mr Solomon, as a visionary who looked beyond the horizon and just Imagined the possibilities…
Read MoreBuilt in 1870, the all-white lighthouse marking The Bahamas most southerly island of Inagua, was one of two remaining hand-wound kerosene lighthouses in the world (the last one being Elbow Reef Lighthouse) until recently when she bid farewell to her final lighthouse keeper and joined the common ranks of the automated.
Read MoreIn October, 1816 the foundation stone of The Hog Island (now Paradise Island) Lighthouse was laid and the building completed around one year later. Quarried from the island’s limestone rock, the tower was built along with the Lighthouse Keeper’s Quarters, where it was manned until the 1960s. To this day, it guards the western entrance to Nassau Harbour.
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