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Lighthouse keeper — A lighthouse keeper is the person responsible for tending and caring for a lighthouse, particularly the light and lens in the days when oil lamps and clockwork mechanisms were used. Keepers were needed to trim the wicks, replenish fuel, wind… … Wikipedia
lighthouse keeper — noun the keeper of a lighthouse • Hypernyms: ↑custodian, ↑keeper, ↑steward * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one who maintains a lighthouse and operates the light and fog signals … Useful english dictionary
Ida Lewis (lighthouse keeper) — Idawalley Zorada Lewis (later Lewis Wilson) (25 February 1842 ndash;24 October 1911) was an American lighthouse keeper noted for her heroism.Ida Lewis was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the daughter of Captain Hosea Lewis of the Revenue Cutter… … Wikipedia
William Tate (lighthouse keeper) — Capt. William J. Tate was the North Landing Lighthouse keeper from 1915 to 1939. He was also an aviation pioneer having helped the Wright Brothers assemble their aircraft at Kill Devil Hill on the Outer Banks.Tate was responsible for keeping lit… … Wikipedia
Marcus Hanna (lighthouse keeper) — Marcus A. Hanna Marcus Hanna Born November 3, 1842 Bristol, Maine … Wikipedia
Henry Hall (lighthouse keeper) — Henry Hall (1661 – 1755) was a lighthouse keeper who worked on the Eddystone Lighthouse, some 9 statute miles (14 kilometres) southwest of Rame Head, in the English county of Cornwall.Henry Hall is the oldest known member of the Hall Family of… … Wikipedia
Frank Drew (lighthouse keeper) — Frank Albert Drew (1864 – 1931) was a lighthouse keeper. He was Assistant Keeper Pilot Island Light 1899 1903, First Assistant Keeper, Green Island Light Station 1903 1909, Keeper Green Island Light Station 1904 – 1929.The United States Coast… … Wikipedia
George Cobb (lighthouse keeper) — George Cobb was an American lighthouse keeper who served at the Point Bonita Light near San Francisco. On December 26, 1896 he saved three young men from drowning near the lighthouse, for which he was awarded a Silver Lifesaving Medal.A United… … Wikipedia
James Rankin (lighthouse keeper) — James Rankin (1844 ndash; January 5, 1921) was an American lighthouse keeper. A native of Killashee, County Longford, Ireland, Rankin emigrated to the United States in 1867. He served as the keeper of East Brother Island Light in California from… … Wikipedia
Henry Blake (lighthouse keeper) — Henry Blake (1837 – 1871) was the first New Dungeness Lighthouse keeper.A USCG Coastal Buoy Tender WLM 563 based in Everett, Washington is named after himExternal links*http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g a/awl/bclass/wlm/hblakebio.htm *… … Wikipedia
