Ida Lewis
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Idawalley Zoradia Lewis was an American lighthouse keeper noted for her heroism in rescuing people from the seas.
Illustration of Ida Lewis rowing from book by Phebe Ann Hanaford, copied from earlier print of Grace Darling
Ida Lewis' grave at the Common Burying Ground
Abbie Burgess
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Abbie Burgess Grant (1839–1892) was an American lighthouse keeper known for her bravery in tending the Matinicus Rock Light in Maine during a raging winter storm in 1856. She did so for nearly a month while her father, the head keeper, was away from the island. Her heroic actions attracted much attention and she was soon a popular heroine.
