Whaleback Light

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History

The station (known in early records as "Whales Back") was first established in 1830 for $20,000. The tower was upgraded in 1855 with a new lantern and a fourth order Fresnel lens. A fog bell and tower were installed in 1863. In 1869, storms had caused cracks in the tower and foundation causing the decision to build a new tower in 1872. The new tower, still standing today, was built with dovetailed granite blocks alongside the original tower, which was removed in 1880. The light is Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level, and the tower, also housed the keeper's living quarters and a storage area.[5]

At some point the fog bell was replaced with a horn and in 1991, the volume of the horn was reduced because it was damaging the integrity of the structure. The light was automated in 1963.[5]

The current lighthouse exhibits two white flashes every 10 seconds and is created by a modern VLB-44 LED light, which was installed in October 2009.[6]

In 2007, under the National Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, Whaleback lighthouse was made available to a suitable new steward. The American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses submitted an application and in November 2008, became the new owners.[7]

Keepers [1]

  • Samuel E. Haskell (1831–1839)
  • Joseph L. Locke (1839–1840)
  • Zachariah Chickering (1840)
  • John Kennard (1840)
  • Joseph D. Currier (1841)
  • Eliphalet Grover (1841–1843)
  • J. Prentiss Locke (1843-unknown)
  • Richard R. Lock (c. 1847)
  • Jedediah Rand (1849–1853)
  • Reuben T. Leavitt (1853–1859)
  • Oliver P. Tucker (1859–1860)
  • Gustavus A. Abbott (1860–1861)
  • Joel P. Reynolds (1861–1864)
  • Edward Parks (assistant, 1863–1864)
  • Nathaniel P. Campbell (1864)
  • Ambrose Card (assistant, then keeper 1864)
  • Gilbert Amee (assistant 1864, then keeper 1864–1869)
  • Mrs. M. M. Amee (assistant, 1864–1867)
  • Isaac W. Chauncy (assistant, 1867–1868)
  • James W. Verney (1869–1871)
  • Ferdinand Barr (assistant 1868–1871, became keeper 3/22/1871)
  • Emily F. Barr (assistant, 1871)
  • William H. Caswell (1871–1872)
  • Frank P. Caswell (assistant, 1871–1872)
  • Chandler Martin (1872–1878)
  • George R. Frost (assistant, 1872–1873)
  • Frank L. Chauncey (assistant, 1873 and 1876–1880)
  • John L. A. Martin (assistant 1874–1876)
  • Leander White (1878–1887)
  • John W. Lewis (assistant 1880–1882)
  • Brackett Lewis (assistant 1883–1885)
  • Ellison C. White (assistant 1885–1887, principal keeper 1887–1888)
  • James M. Haley (1888–1893)
  • Daniel Stevens (assistant 1887–1890)
  • John W. Robinson (assistant 1890–1892)
  • James Haley (Jr.?) (assistant 1892–1893)
  • Walter S. Amee (1893–1921)
  • Wallace S, Chase (assistant 1893–1894)
  • Alvah J. Tobey (assistant 1894–1899)
  • Joseph A. Pruett (assistant 1896–1897)
  • John W. Wetzel (assistant 1897–1924)
  • John P. Brooks (assistant, 1899–1915)
  • Arnold B. White (1921–1941)
  • W. A. Alley (c. 1935)
  • Maynard F. Farnsworth (c. 1922–1940s)
  • Charles U. Gardner (relief keeper, c, 1942–1943)
  • Morgan W. Willis (1948–1950)
  • Francis D. Hickey (Coast Guard, c. 1956–1957)
  • Robert Brann (Coast Guard, c. 1957)
  • Stephen H. Rogers (USCG, c. 1957–1958)
  • James Pope (Coast Guard, c. early 1960s)

Gallery

See also

References

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