Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... Coast Guard Days at Portsmouth Harbor

Digest>March 2003


*Photo By:*		William H. Johnson, Jr.
*Photo Caption:*		In this Coast Guard photo of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, you can see the old fog bell, now on display in front of the Coast Guard station. The Coast Guard crew stationed at Portsmouth Harbor Lifeboat Station had to wind the striking mechanism every couple of hours in foggy weather. Back to the edition of: March 2003
*Story:*		Coast Guard Days at Portsmouth Harbor Back to the edition of: March 2003

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