"Latobe's Lament".....ahhhh yes, Dave,.....as Winslow Lewis looks down from the heaven's with a smile on his face!
Mike....this particular lighthouse was built on "mud flats" and was so heavy [because of all its beautiful embellishments] that it began sinking as constuction was being completed. A few days in advance of the official lighting ceremony, worker's could not only see cracks forming, but they could hear it "hissing & creeeking."
If it could still be seen today, some might consider it one of the most beautiful lighthouses in the world. (Some say that you can see some of the ruins at low-tide).
Brent