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Long Point Lighthouse, Provincetown

Long Point Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 21, 2020

The following assessment / description of Long Point Lighthouse, Massachusetts, by I.W.P. Lewis, Civil Engineer, is recorded in the House of Representatives, Doc. No. 183: Report of Evidence relating to […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Long Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 1826, cape cod, iwp lewis, lighthouse, long point, massachusetts

Little River Light

Little River Lighthouse Memories

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 14, 2020

The following comments were made by Neil Corbett, son of Willie Corbett, who served as keeper of Little River Lighthouse in Cutler from 1921 to 1945. The quotes appeared in […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: clockwork mechanism, cutler, fog bell, fresnel lens, keeper, lighthouse, little river, maine, neil corbett, willie corbett

Wood Island Lighthouse

National Lighthouse Day Proclamation – 1989

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 7, 2020

A look back at the Presidential Proclamation commemorating National Lighthouse Day on August 7, 1989… Proclamation 5993 – National Lighthouse Day, 1989, by President George H. W. Bush on June […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouse History Tagged With: national lighthouse day, President George H W Bush, proclamation, U.S. Coast Guard, United States Lighthouse Service

Whaleback Lighthouse

Two Men in Motor Boat Rescued by Whaleback Lightkeeper Amee

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 28, 2020

The following story appeared in the Sanford Tribune on July 28, 1911. The incident and subsequent rescue occurred on July 22, 1911, about a half-mile east of Whaleback Lighthouse on […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: 1911, keeper, kittery, lifesaving station, lighthouse, walter s amee, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island

Whitehead Light

The Position of Lighthouse Keeper in 1852

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 22, 2020

The following comments in regards to lighthouse keepers were made in the Report of the Officers Constituting the Light-House Board, 1852. The report examined the condition of the Light-House Establishment […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History Tagged With: 1852, keeper, light-house board, lighthouse

Race Point

I Love This Place – Race Point Light Station

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 26, 2020

The following are reflective thoughts by a modern day “Keeper” at Race Point Light Station. Herb Kinney, the author of these heartfelt words, has dedicated them to the keepers – […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cape cod, herb kinney, i love this place, lighthouse, overnight stay, race point light station

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Pomham Rocks Volunteer Extraordinaire Joe Estrella Passes Away

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 21, 2020

The following report comes from Dennis Tardiff, chairperson of ALF’s Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse chapter… “It is with great sadness that Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse announces the recent […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, boat, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, joe estrella, lighthouse, pomham rocks, pomham santa, volunteer

Race Point Light Station

A Glimpse of Life at Race Point Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 11, 2020

The following excerpted letter was written by Frances Hallett, wife of Race Point Light Station keeper Osborne Earle Hallett (1945-1955). The letter was published in the December 1952 edition of […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: cape cod, francis hallett, keeper, light station, lighthouse, maine coast fishermen, osborne hallett, provincetown, race point

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Tommy the Cat at Pomham Rocks Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 21, 2020

The following story appeared in the January 18, 1931 edition of the Times-Picayune newspaper. Adolf H. Aronson served as the keeper of the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse (RI) during this time […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: dives, fish, keeper, keeper aronson, lighthouse, pomham rocks, rhode island, tommy the cat

Little River Island, Cutler, Maine

A Lighthouse Needed on Little River Island

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 25, 2020

In an 1843 report to Congress, civil engineer I.W.P. Lewis advocated for a lighthouse to be built on Little River Island in Cutler, Maine. It wasn’t until March 1847 when […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: 1843, bay of fundy, cutler, iwp lewis, lighthouse, little river, maine

Rockland Breakwater

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse – A Look Back

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 10, 2020

Today, the Rockland Breakwater and its historic lighthouse that stands sentinel at the south end of the granite structure are well-known and beloved icons of Midcoast Maine. Not only does […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 1899, 1902, lighthouse, lighthouse board, maine, rockland breakwater

Cape Elizabeth Two Lights

Keeper of Cape Elizabeth Light is Fatally Injured

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 1, 2020

Throughout the history of lighthouses, keepers could not tend the light or clean the tower from top to bottom without climbing a set of stairs to reach the lantern. It […]

Filed Under: Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, Lighthouse History Tagged With: cape elizabeth, joseph h upton, keeper, maine, staircase, two lights

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