Lighthouse Keeper’s Duties

Being a lighthouse keeper was one of the hardest jobs to have in the 1800s and the early 1900s. Keepers and their assistants lived at the lighthouse, worked long, grueling hours, and had to be ready to put their own lives at risk in order to keep others safe. At many lighthouses, the primary duty was to ensure the lamp was lit each night and make certain it remained lit until the sun rose the next day, no matter what.

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