The Demise of Scotch Cap Lighthouse
![Scotch Cap Lighthouse sits on the southwest shore of Unimak Island two months before the giant wave of April 1, 1946. Photo courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Coast Guard The Demise of Scotch Cap Lighthouse](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2019-12-20-2.jpg)
In spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap Lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak Island would be over in a few months. But the lighthouse tenders would never return to their homes in the Lower 48. […]