Stonington is a small town east of Mystic on the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound. The town has very narrow streets making it very hard for two way traffic to drive on. The Main Street leads down to a beach and the Old Lighthouse Museum.
The quaint - looking tower and attached keeper's house were built in 1840 using stone from an earlier lighthouse threatened with erosion from sea water. It has not been service since 1925.
You can climb the circular stone stairway to the top of the tower.
The stairway stops and then there is a straight steel ladder attached to the side of the walls. There are about seven rungs on the ladder, then you have to go through this small opening to the top. I just did get through.
The following photos were taken from the top.
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