"The U.S. Lighthouse Service was established in 1716 until it consolidated with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939. Throughout the years, thousands of lighthouse keepers had to shoulder the responsibility of what is now known as Aids to Navigation to keep the waters safe for mariners. Of those thousands of lighthouse keepers, if you were to ask any member of the Coast Guard who the most famous lighthouse keeper was, you’d most likely get the name Ida Lewis.
"Lewis was a famed lighthouse keeper and is credited with saving 18 lives. She was born Feb. 25, 1842, and began helping her parents tend the Lime Rock Light in Rhode Island when she was 15 years old."
A recent article in the Coast Guard Compass profiled Ida Lewis and her accomplishments.
To access this post, please visit:
Coast Guard Compass: Coast Guard Heroes: Keeper Ida Lewis (18 OCT 15)
Additional information:
Wikipedia: Ida Lewis (lighthouse keeper)
About: Education: Ida Lewis
Lighthouse Friends: Ida Lewis Rock, RI
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