Lighthouse gets new ownership

Published December 13, 2006 5:00am ET



A Nevada businessman bought the Chesapeake Bay?s Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse at auction from the U.S. Coast Guard for $100,000.

“It just seemed like a piece of our heritage that was about to very much sink under the wave unless someone stepped forward. I decided I would take it under my wing,” said Michael Gabriel, of Carson City, Nev.

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