The lighthouse does great service to humanity; yet it is the slave

The lighthouse does great service to humanity; yet it is the slave of those who trim the lamps. – Alice Wellington Rollins (1847–1897)

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Lobsters were tossed up to the men by friendly fishermen. Beer was handed up as well and kept cold in the freshwater tanks in the lighthouse. If the Coast Guard ship Sassafras was sighted heading in with an inspector on board, the brew was hidden in the rocks… – Elinor DeWire, Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast

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