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This image of the Eagle Island Lighthouse Station was taken shortly after the dormers were installed in the keeper’s house. Although the light station was on an island, the keeper’s family was not alone; the island had a small community of year-round residents with a tiny post office and a very small school house. By 1919 the light station had a barn for cows and hay and a chicken coup that kept the family supplied with eggs and fried chicken. Prior to 1947 water came from two springs on the island. Later, a well was drilled near the lighthouse, but the water was too brackish to drink. However, a cistern in the basement collected rain water for washing. (Lighthouse Digest archives.)
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The Unwarranted Destruction of a Family Light Station at Eagle Island
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