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937 viewsPoint Lookout Lighthouse, c. 1921-1923. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.

Feb 18, 2008
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Henry Christian Ardeeser934 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.

Feb 18, 2008
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Cora Yeatman Milking a Cow936 viewsCora Yeatman looks on while a cow is milked. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.

Feb 18, 2008
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Cora and Anna Maria Yeatman933 viewsCora and Anna Maria Yeatman. Anna Maria was William Yeatman, Sr.'s wife. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.

Feb 18, 2008
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Cora Yeatman932 viewsA portrait of Cora Yeatman, c. 1908-1913. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.

Feb 18, 2008
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Anna Maria Lamb Yeatman974 viewsAnna Maria Lamb Yeatman, wife of William Yeatman, Sr. Her name was prounounced so that it rhymed with fire, and the children used to taunt her with spit in the fire Anna Maria. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.

Feb 18, 2008
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Fog Bell 1958754 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.

Feb 18, 2008
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Point Lookout Buoy Depot668 viewsMen sitting on the wharf at Point Lookout buoy depot. Notice the bell tower in the background, between the buoy sheds and the lighthouse.
Feb 18, 2008
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Point Lookout Complex, Weather Station678 viewsThe U.S. Weather Service actually recorded temperature and other information from this site. Occasionally, someone from the U.S. Weather Service would actually come down to this site. The tower is still standing but is no longer operational

Feb 18, 2008
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Sheds, Point Lookout Lighthouse Complex675 viewsThe two buoy sheds, as seen from near the front steps of the lighthouse. In the far (south side) buoy shed, you can see the screened in front porch of the small apartment.
Feb 18, 2008
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Point Lookout Lighthouse with Windmill695 viewsA picture of the lighthouse with a windmill in the side yard. The cement pillars for the windmill are still in place. The windmill was dismantled and shipped to a lighthouse in Puerto Rico.
Feb 18, 2008
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Point Lookout Post Card683 viewsA post card of Point Lookout, purchased by Raymond Hartzel while he was living in the lighthouse.
Feb 18, 2008
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