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Like Father, Like Son, Like Grandson

Three generations of family duty in the U.S.L.H.S.

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George Ralph Goddard, Sr., (1893-1983), like his ...

As the interest in lighthouse preservation has grown in popularity the most difficult aspect of compiling historical data associated with lighthouses is locating the old photographs and memories of the keepers associated with the lighthouses.

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This photograph of Ralph Halsey Goddard, ...

However, even more difficult to locate are the photographs and memories of people other than lighthouse keepers who worked for the United States Lighthouse Service on the Lighthouse Tenders, at the Lighthouse Depots and in clerical and management positions with the U. S. Lighthouse Service.

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Capt. George Halsey Goddard (April 12, 1833 - ...

Here we will share you photographs from the family files of George Ralph Goddard, Jr. whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather all served in the United States Lighthouse Service. In fact George Jr., the fourth generation of Goddards became the heir to the U.S. Lighthouse Service Legacy when he was literally born in the Chelsea Lighthouse Depot keeper’s house in Chelsea, Massachusetts on March 26, 1926.

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Wintertime in 1936 at the Chelsea Lighthouse ...

While trying to find additional information on the Chelsea Lighthouse Depot, we were fortunate enough to have Jim Claflin who generously shared a number of rare photographs with us from his collection that we felt were also vital to publish with this photo essay. Unfortunately, we don’t know the names of the people in the photos, nor do we have any real history on the Chelsea Lighthouse Depot. As time goes on we hope that information on the this and other depots will surface.

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An antique postcard of the U.S. Lighthouse Tender ...

Most of the material given to us by George R. Goddard Jr. is the recorded memories of Capt. George Halsey Goddard’s life aboard various vessels he served on in the 1800’s before he joined the United States Lighthouse Service. It wasn’t until 1880, at the personal request of Admiral Mickols, that he became the first mate of the Lighthouse Tender Cactus.

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U.S. Lighthouse Tender Shrub taken by George R. ...


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Bos’n Harry Powers on board the Lighthouse Tender ...
Photo by: George R. Goddard


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The Depot Keepers House being moved from the ...


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The unidentified captain of the Lighthouse Tender ...


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George R. Goddard, Sr. on board the Lighthouse ...


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The Lighthouse Tender recovered a damaged Coast ...
Photo by: George R. Goddard


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Workman at the Chelsea lighthouse Depot, ...


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Workman at the Lighthouse Depot in Chelsea, MA. ...


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A workman at the Chelsea Lighthouse Depot working ...


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This story appeared in the March 2005 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.

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