Eddystone

A neighbouring rock, unnoticed by Furneaux, he called the Eddystone, from its resemblance to an English lighthouse of that name.

The History of Tasmania, Volume I John West 1840

The United Aerospace Workers Local 1069, which represents local Boeing workers, endorsed GOP nominee Pat Meehan during an event in Eddystone Thursday.

Poweful local union backs Meehan 2010

Upon this rock (which was called the Eddystone, from its situation) the famous Mr. Winstanley undertook to build a lighthouse for the direction of sailors, and with great art and expedition finished it; which work — considering its height, the magnitude of its building, and the little hold there was by which it was possible to fasten it to the rock — stood to admiration, and bore out many a bitter storm.

From London to Land's End 2003

Upon this rock (which was called the Eddystone, from its situation) the famous Mr. Winstanley undertook to build a lighthouse for the direction of sailors, and with great art and expedition finished it; which work — considering its height, the magnitude of its building, and the little hold there was by which it was possible to fasten it to the rock — stood to admiration, and bore out many a bitter storm.

From London to Land's End 2003

Upon this rock (which was called the Eddystone, from its situation) the famous Mr. Winstanley undertook to build a lighthouse for the direction of sailors, and with great art and expedition finished it; which work — considering its height, the magnitude of its building, and the little hold there was by which it was possible to fasten it to the rock — stood to admiration, and bore out many a bitter storm.

From London to Land's End 2003

Brothers, and was now named Cape Satisfaction, bore north north-east; and the rock which had been mistaken for a ship was called the Eddystone, and bore north by west, distant four leagues.

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) Arthur Phillip 1776

Upon this rock (which was called the Eddystone, from its situation) the famous Mr. Winstanley undertook to build a lighthouse for the direction of sailors, and with great art and expedition finished it; which work -- considering its height, the magnitude of its building, and the little hold there was by which it was possible to fasten it to the rock -- stood to admiration, and bore out many a bitter storm.

From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman" Daniel Defoe 1696

Even in the calmest weather the sea curls and eddies viciously around these stones; hence the name "Eddystone," is derived ....

Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 Various 1885

The physical wreckage was equally immense, with 800 houses flattened, 400 windmills demolished and the newly built Eddystone Lighthouse, off England's southern coast, washed away.

Writing Up a Storm John J. Miller 2011

“It started out in 1915 as a proving grounds for the Eddystone Ammunition Corporation, a subsidiary of the Baldwin Locomotive Works,” Adams said.

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