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Katherine Walker
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Katherine Walker was a German-American lighthouse keeper.
Sandy Hook Light
Sandy Hook Light
Robbins Reef Light Station, c. 1951
Robbins Reef Light Station, c. 1951
USCGC Katherine Walker, the United States Coast Guard coastal buoy tender named after Walker.
USCGC Katherine Walker, the United States Coast Guard coastal buoy tender named after Walker.
Lighthouse keeper
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A lighthouse keeper or lightkeeper is a person responsible for tending and caring for a lighthouse, particularly the light and lens in the days when oil lamps and clockwork mechanisms were used. Lighthouse keepers were sometimes referred to as "wickies" because of their job trimming the wicks.
Fanny May Salter, a lighthouse keeper in the United States Coast Guard service, polishes the lens in the Turkey Point Light, Maryland in 1945.
Fanny May Salter, a lighthouse keeper in the United States Coast Guard service, polishes the lens in the Turkey Point Light, Maryland in 1945.
Cover of The Lighthouse at the End of the World by Jules Verne and Michel Verne, one of several fictional depictions (books and films) of the lives of
Cover of The Lighthouse at the End of the World by Jules Verne and Michel Verne, one of several fictional depictions (books and films) of the lives of lighthouse keepers.