Let Your love Light Shine

[339 words] One of the most famous light houses in America is Minot’s Ledge Light House off shore from Scituate, Massachusetts. It is not known for its age or beauty. Though it has a rich, interesting history, it is perhaps best known for its light flashing, in nautical code, “1-4-3.” The flashing lantern was installed in 1894 by the Coast Guard, a simple flashing sequence. But, to so many, it quickly came to mean much more. The wife of light-keeper Winfield Scott Thompson told her small children that Thompson was telling them how much he loved them every night with this “l love you” flash. Many sailors, long at sea, have taken comfort by Minot’s Ledge flashing signal. Several years ago, the Coast Guard decided to replace the old equipment. They informed the residents that the new equipment would not be able to flash “143” and the outcry was such…