Digest>Sep/Oct 2016
Photo Caption:
Attributed to the famous Prior-Hamblen school in the 1840s-50s, these portraits show Reuben Towle Leavitt II (also called Reuben, Sr.) and either his wife, Nancy, or his mother, Ruth. Reuben served as keeper at Whale’s Back Lighthouse from 1853 - 1859. Ruth, having been previously widowed, lived with him and died there during his last year of service at the age of 89. (Photo courtesy George S. Foster III) Back to the edition of: Sep/Oct 2016
Story:
Six Years Was Enough at Whaleback Lighthouse
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