This 1802 map of North Island shows the canal.
Abandoned Treasure
During the early 20th century, the Comanche made weekly runs to North Island, ferrying passengers to the island for 25 cents rou
The dance pavilion, lighthouse and keeper’s house on North Island, 1910. At this time the island was the destination of weekly
When a whale washed up on the island in 1919, several groups made trips to the island to view the remains.
taken between 1915 and 1920, shows the lighthouse compound cleared and a number of structures in the area of the lighthouse.
recently taken by the author from the same angle indicates, the now-uninhabited island is slowly going back to its natural stat
Today North Island is lush and overgrown with vegetation, but everywhere there are minute reminders of man’s former presence, ev
