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Virginia Jackson Yeatman823 viewsVirginia Jackson Yeatman, one of William Yeatman's Daughters. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.
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Heavy Snow Fall665 viewsTwelve inches of snow fell on 12/12/1958. View of the pier from the light.
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Henry Christian Ardeeser931 viewsHenry Christian Ardeeser, Virginia Jackson Yeatman Ardeeser's husband and William Yeatman, Sr.'s son-in-law. Henry was a bricklayer who came to Point Lookout to do some work and met Virginia Jackson Yeatman. They married and moved to Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.
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Lighthouse View from the Road- Open House 1998771 viewsThis picture was taken on Novermber 7th, 1998 from the road looking back at the lighthouse. Notice the beautiful sky and the puffy white clouds.
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Four Generations of Yeatmans872 viewsCharles Price Tull with his mother, Eliza Cornelia Yeatman Tull and her mother, Anna Marie Lamb Yeatman (Year of birth: 1841). The little girl's name is Catherine, sister to Lucille Nestler, c. 1916. Lucille Nestler is the great-granddaughter of lighthouse keeper William Yeatman Sr. (keeper at Point Lookout from 1871-1908), and has provided this photograph. William Yeatman Sr. also had a son named William.
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Hartzel Family682 viewsThe family gathered in the north side living room. Pictured from right to left are: Father, Raymond; Cousin, Cheryl Marinchak; Mother, Laura; and Ray with pet dog in his lap.
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Fog Bell 1958750 viewsThe fogbell at Point Lookout. The structure was moved to St. Michaels Maritime Museum, where it currently resides. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy from the Tester newspaper: U.S. Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, Friday, July 25, 1958, Vol. XV- No. 29, Pages 4-5. Special thanks to Charlie Kidd for sharing his copy of this newspaper, and to the Public Information office at Patuxent Naval Air Station (PAX) for supplying a higher resolution version.
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Jacobson Descendants Visit the Lighthouse511 viewsJudy and Jenny are descendants of keeper Thomas Jacobson, who served as keeper of Point Lookout Lighthouse from May 1, 1912 until August 30, 1917. Judy is Mr. Jacobson's great granddaughter; Jenny is his great-great granddaughter, and Judy's daughter. Lighthouse historian Robert Hall took the family on a tour of the lighthouse, pointing out the differences between how the structure looked during Mr. Jacobson's five year tenure and the way that it looks today. Pictured: Jenny and Judy on lighthouse porch. Jan 03, 2020
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Exterior of Lighthouse, Looking South1000 viewsThis photograph is a rare find and shows the lighthouse in 1927, just 2 years before the 1927 remodel. The photos are part of a larger photo album documenting a 1925 trip to southern Maryland by Julia Dent Best and Alfred Sellman Best. Julia Best was a 1919 graduate of what was then called St. Mary's Female Seminary. The album was donated to St. Mary’s College of Maryland Archives by Julia Best's great-niece, Virginia Arndt, of Solomons.Mar 29, 2012
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View of the Coal and Buoy Sheds from the Lighthouse Roof987 viewsLooking south from the roof of the lighthouse, c. 1925. Note the fog bell tower in the center of the picture(attached to coal shed). The photos are part of a larger photo album documenting a 1925 trip to southern Maryland by Julia Dent Best and Alfred Sellman Best. Julia Best was a 1919 graduate of what was then called St. Mary's Female Seminary. The album was donated to St. Mary’s College of Maryland Archives by Julia Best's great-niece, Virginia Arndt, of Solomons.Mar 29, 2012
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Front Steps of Lighthouse936 viewsFeb 04, 2011
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Looking northeast toward the Lighthouse921 viewsFeb 04, 2011
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Raymond and Mary Hartzel in North Side Living Room941 viewsNotice the TV in the corner of the room. Limited reception meant few channels were available to watch.Feb 04, 2011
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North Side living Room904 viewsFeb 04, 2011
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