Digest>Mar/Apr 2018
Photo Caption:
This circa 1860s stereoview image shows Ida Lewis in front the lighthouse on Lime Rock, Rhode Island. She received the gold Congressional medal for Lifesaving after rescuing two soldiers in a snowstorm in 1869. (Author’s Collection) Back to the edition of: Mar/Apr 2018
Story:
Will the Real Ida Lewis Please Stand Up?
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