Description
The watchtower is described as "a very high wall, located two leagues from the coast, in an elevated place, to serve as a beacon, during the day, for ships approaching the port".
Year of Foundation or Oldest Source
1877
Country (State or Region)
Brazil (Paraíba)
Location
No information
Structuring
No information
Notes
[Source 2] The President of the province authorized the port captain's expense for the "clearing and whitewashing" necessary at the Atalaia, allowing it to be sighted by vessels from a greater distance. [Observation] On the left bank of the Rio Paraíba, near its mouth, there is a watchtower, located in the district of Forte Velho, Municipality of Santa Rita. Its position allows it to have a privileged field of vision, and this may be the same aforementioned construction.
Sources
PARAHYBA DO NORTE, 1877, p. 45.
O LIBERAL PARAHYBANO. Presidencia da Provincia. Parahyba do Norte. 10 de Mar. 1884. 4 f., p. 1. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 01 ago. 2017.
