Connecticut’s Fayerweather Island is found at the entrance of Black Rock Harbor, a deep port which served as home to hundreds of sailing ships during the 18th century. The island was the perfect place to erect a lighthouse to mark the entrance into Bridgeport and help build it into a leading shipping center. The light’s importance waned during the era of steam when larger ships had difficulty navigating into the small harbor, but the Fayerweather Island Lighthouse has stubbornly remained at its post for almost 200 years.