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A storehouse/shop building on the grounds was likely built in 1909/10. The depot was used for receiving, overhauling, and storing buoys and their appendages, and was charged with delivering supplies to the lighthouse keepers in the district. [3]
At the time, the island's area was approximately 6.67 acres (2.70 ha), and the island included the lighthouse, the lighthouse keeper's residence, and a small farm. [ 2 ] Unlike most islands in Lake Erie, Turtle Island consists primarily of clay and gravel deposits and was subjected to constant erosion, which is why some believed it to not be a ...
The Stamford Harbor Ledge lighthouse was built in 1882 and was a sparkplug lighthouse cast iron tower, manufactured in Boston. [4] The light, 3,600 feet (1,100 m) from shore, was sold to a private party in 1955. Several lighthouse keepers and their families lived in the lighthouse at various times. [4]
Dombrowski is among some of this nation's last resident lighthouse keepers. The 64-year-old and his wife have called Goat Island Lighthouse home for the better part of 30 years. Built in 1833, the ...
The Cana Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Along with the Baileys Harbor Range Lights , the lighthouse was built to replace the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1869 and was first lit in 1870.
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 ...
Fannie May Hudgins Salter (May 20, 1882 – March 11, 1966) was an American lighthouse keeper and the last lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light in Maryland.She served from 1925 until she retired in 1947, at which point the station became fully automated.
Cape St. Elias Lighthouse Keepers Association [1] [2] Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place Light; First lit: 1916: Focal height: 85 feet (26 m) Lens: Third-order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 aerobeacon (current) Range: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) Characteristic: Fl W 10s. obscured from 160° to 287° and from 018. ...