Date of Service: 1902 – 1927 1862: Born May 19 to parents Thomas and Mary Wingate in Dorchester County, MD. 1880: Occupation is listed as Sailor in the U.S. Census 1889: Henry is discharged from the Army on November 16 (Spanish American War) 1890: Marries Nettie J. Dodge. 1900: Occupation is listed as day …
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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: 1940 – 1960 1902: Born on March 4 in Baltimore, MD 1940: Stationed at Norfolk, Virginia as Quartermaster on the U.S. Coast Guard Tender, Violet. 1942 to 1943: Keeper Leikam begins service as 1st Assistant Keeper at Holland Island Bar Lighthouse, Maryland. Salary – $1,440 a year. 1943 to 1945: Keeper Leikam …
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Date of Service: 1907 – 1917 1873: Born on July 30 to Robert & Mary Collison, Maryland. 1907-1909: Served as the First Assistant at Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse in MD. His starting salary was $420/year and his ending salary was $480/year. Early 1900s: Married his wife Ellen and raised six children. 1909-1912: …
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(The last manned lighthouse of the Chesapeake Bay) 1873: Congress approves $20,000 to build a new screwpile lighthouse at the end of Thomas Point Shoal. 1875: Congress approves an additional $15,000 to complete the new screwpile at Thomas Point. The new light is exhibited for the first time on November 20, 1875 with a 3-1/2 …
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Before the older lighthouse at Thomas Point collapsed, the Lighthouse Board had planned to replace the light with a new screwpile structure to be located at the point of the dangerous shoal stretching into the Chesapeake Bay. Congress approved $20,000 for the new light on March 3, 1873. However, the Lighthouse Board reconsidered changing the …
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