Date of Service: 1859-1860 1859-1860: William J. Yewell is appointed the first Principal Keeper at Sandy Point Lighthouse, MD (land). His salary is $350/year. 1860: William J. Yewel dies will serving as Principal Keeper at Sandy Point Lighthouse, MD (land) Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org;
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Date of Service: 1860 – 1861 1860-1861: Mary Yewell is appointed Principal Keeper at Sandy Point Lighthouse, MD. (land), after her husband’s death (William J. Yewell). Her salary is $350/year. Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org;
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Date of Service: 1867 1867: Mary Jane Whiteford is appointed First Assistant at Sandy Point Lighthouse, MD. (Land). Her salary is $200/year. Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org;
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Date of Service: 1867-1869 1867-1869: Courtney Whiteford is appointed Principal Keeper at Sandy Point Lighthouse, MD (Land). His beginning salary is $350 and ending salary is $540/year. Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org;
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Date of Service: 1879 – 1915 1846: John Peterson is born in Germany. 1879-1881: John Peterson is appointed First Assistant at Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, MD. His salary is $420/year. 1881-1886: John Peterson is appointed Principal Keeper at Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, MD. His salary is $540/year. 1886-1892: John Peterson is appointed the first Principal …
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Date of Service: 1877 – 1880 1853: Abram Parkinson is born in Maryland to parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson. 1860: In the U.S. Census, Abram (7), lives with his parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson, as well as his sister, Mary Josehine (9). 1870: In the U.S. Census, Abram (16), lives with his father …
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Date of Service: 1874-1877 1851: Mary Josephine Parkinson is born in Maryland to parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson. 1860: In the U.S. Census, Mary (9), lives with her parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson, as well as her brother, Abram (7). 1870: In the U.S. Census, Mary (18), lives with her father Abraham, and brother, Abram …
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Date of Service: 1869 – 1879 1815: Abraham Parkinson is born in Maryland. 1845: Abraham Parkinson marries Henrietta Marie Hood on March 20th, in MD. 1860: In the U.S. Census, Abraham lives in Annapolis with his wife Henrietta, son Abram, and daughter Mary Josephine. His occupation is shoemaker. 1863: Abraham’s wife, Henrietta Parker …
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Date of Service: 1913-1924 1889: Cale Ballance Stowe was born on April 12, 1889, to parents Henry B. & Jane Burrus Stowe in Hatteras, NC. 1910: In the U. S. Census, Cale’s occupation is listed as a sailor. 1912: Marries Frances Swain on May 21, 1912, in Hatteras, NC. 1913-1914: Serves as First Assistant at …
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Date of Service: 1921 – 1925 1887: Born on March 5 to parents Benjamin Nathaniel and Sarah Gray, in Drum Point, MD. 1900: In the U.S. Census at age 12, he is listed as living with his parents, Nathaniel, and Sarah. His father, Nathaniel, is the Principal Keeper at Cove Point Lighthouse, MD. 1905: Serves …
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Date of Service: 1892-1939 1867: Born on September 27, 1867 in Allen (Wicomico County) Maryland. 1889: Marries Esther E. Hopkins. The couple raises eight children. 1892: Serves as First Assistant Keeper at Craighill Lower Front Range Lighthouse (MD). Annual salary – $435. 1892-1893: Serves as Keeper at Lower Cedar Point Lighthouse (MD). Annual salary – …
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Date of Service: 1919 – 1958 1892: Born on November 18 to parents Tobey & Matilda, Somerset County, MD. 1919: Served as First Assistant at Cove Point Lighthouse in MD. His annual salary was $1,115/year. 1919-1920: Served as First Assistant at Point No Point Lighthouse in MD. His salary was $1,182/year. 1923: Served as First …
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Date of Service: 1936 – 1947 1907: Born October 13 in Delmar, Wicomico County, MD1926: Marries Gladys Ruth Elmore on September 1 in Crisfield, Somerset County, MD.1931: The couple has their first child, a son, Lewis Riggin Carman, Jr. on April 16.1932: The couple has their second child, a daughter, Caroline Virgie on October 24.1936-1938: …
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(Located north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, offshore from Sandy Point State Park, near Annapolis, MD – Revised – 5/27/2020) 1858: First lighthouse established on land at Sandy Point. 1883: Present three-story, 51-foot tall red brick dwelling with a white roof on brown constructed on a caisson, 1,000 yards from Sandy Point State Park. 1890: …
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In 1883 the Sandy Point Shoal caisson with a 37-foot Empire-style eight-sided, red-brick tower with a white roof and black lantern housing a 4th order Fresnel lens was built. This caisson replaced an earlier Sandy Point Light that had been built on land where Sandy Point State Park is located now. It was an onshore …
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