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The first lighthouse keeper was William C. Wait who was replaced by Civil War veteran William Herwerth in 1876. Herwerth died in 1881 and his wife Mary (featured in the painting) ran the lighthouse for the next 21 years.
United States Coast Guard Historians Office
Clinton County Historical Association Collection
Painting from the early 1900's was used to accurately match the colors of the Lighthouse.
Clinton County Historical Association
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