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Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter: The Remarkable True Story - RI History Spotlight

Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter: The Remarkable True Story - RI History Spotlight

Posted by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI on Feb 25th 2021

Ida Lewis was the United State's most heroic lighthouse keeper. A President told her so (Ulysses S. Grant). 

Born in Newport, Rhode Island on February 25, 1843, and keeping the lighthouse at Lime Rock for most of her life. She leaves a legacy that not just Rhode Islanders but the entire United States Coast Guard tries to love up to. 

Find out more by selecting the pictured link below and heading over to our online shop at Made From RI (The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter)