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USLHS Historian Video #5 – Race Rock Lighthouse, New York

The four-mile long stretch of water between Little Gull Island and Fishers Island to the northeast — known as The Race — marks the place where Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, and Fishers Island Sound all meet. The Race develops currents in excess of five knots and has been treacherous to navigation for centuries.… Continue reading USLHS Historian Video #5 – Race Rock Lighthouse, New York

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USLHS Historian Video #4 – The Storm Child at Boston Light

Boston Light Station on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, was the site of the first lighthouse on the North American continent (1716). No child was born on the island until 1932, when a daughter was born to Josephine and Assistant Keeper Ralph Norwood. This is their unusual story, which was the inspiration for… Continue reading USLHS Historian Video #4 – The Storm Child at Boston Light

History Videos · Keepers

USLHS Historian Video #3 – Kate Walker at Robbins Reef

Kate Walker, who would become one of the most famous lighthouse keepers in the world, was born Katherine Gortler in Germany in 1846. She was appointed keeper at Robbins Reef Lighthouse off the northern tip of Staten Island in New York Harbor after her husband died in 1886. By her own account, Kate saved fifty… Continue reading USLHS Historian Video #3 – Kate Walker at Robbins Reef

History Videos · Keepers

USLHS Historian Video #1 – Joshua Card at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, NH

Captain Joshua Kenney Card served 35 years as keeper at Portsmouth Harbor Light Station in New Castle, New Hampshire. It was his hometown lighthouse; he was born a short distance away on the banks of the Piscataqua River. He retired at the age of 86 and was believed to be the oldest keeper in the… Continue reading USLHS Historian Video #1 – Joshua Card at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, NH