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George Worthylake served as the first lighthouse keeper in the United States. He served at Boston Harbor Lighthouse from 1716 until his death in 1718. [7] In 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first female lighthouse keeper in the United States when she became keeper of Plymouth (Gurnet) Lighthouse in Massachusetts following the death of her husband, John Thomas.
The Story of the Root Children: Etwas von den Wurzelkindern: Sibylle von Olfers: German: 1906: 3+ The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck: Beatrix Potter: English: 1908: 3+ The Children of the Forest: Tomtebobarnen: Elsa Beskow: Swedish: 1910: 3+ Clever Bill: William Nicholson: English: 1926: 3+ Winnie-the-Pooh: A. A. Milne: Ernest Shepard: English ...
Ronda Armitage was born in KaikÅura, New Zealand, on 11 March 1943. [1]She worked as a teacher and is a trained counsellor, but is best known for her many children's books, including the Lighthouse Keeper series, inspired by the Beachy Head lighthouse.
Abbie was the fourth of nine children of Samuel and Thankful (Phinney) Burgess, [1] [2] who moved to Matinicus Rock in 1853 to become its lighthouse keeper. [3] Although only 15, she soon took over duties of tending the lighthouse so that Samuel could fish and catch lobster, which he sold in Rockland, Maine, 25 miles (40 km) away.
In 1730 one William Knott began a period of service as lighthouse keeper at the Lower Lighthouse. Over the next 175 years five generations of the Knott family would serve as lighthouse keepers at South Foreland, making them 'probably the longest dynasty of keepers anywhere in the world'.
The Big Shopping List (20 December 1983) – The order from the oil rig is the biggest that Eddy Stone has ever had but he is able to fill it with some help from Portland Bill. The Day The Sea Froze (3 January 1984) – The lighthouse keepers use spectacular methods to keep warm on the day that the sea freezes around the Guillemot Rock.
Emily Maitland Fish (22 February 1843–24 June 1931), sometimes called the "socialite keeper", [citation needed] was an American lighthouse keeper.A native of Albion, Michigan, she married Melancthon W. Fish, her sister's widower, at the age of 17.
The Coastal Georgia Historical Society allows visitors to climb the 129 steps of the lighthouse tower and operates the St. Simons Lighthouse Museum in the 1872 keeper's house. The Society's headquarters are in the adjacent A. W. Jones Heritage Center, including exhibits, the Society's archives, a research library, an event hall, a museum shop ...