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The former keeper's dwelling
at the base of the light tower is now a museum
for the lighthouse and the Thumb Underwater
Bottomland Preserve.
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The museum contains a number of interesting
exhibits of shipwreck artifacts, lighthouse
equipment and historic documents. |
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When
the lighthouse was automated in 1957 many of
the documents and artifacts were lost. The Lighthouse
Society is working to recover some of these
items and to locate additional items from the
early 1900's in order to recreate how the keeper's
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The keeper would have used a desk like this to make his log entries.
The Society is setting up displays from the early 1900 era in the various rooms of the keeper's residence at the base of the tower. |
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If
you have any artifacts, historical items, or
documents to donate or loan to the museum (documents
can be scanned and returned), please contact
the Display Committee at exhibits@pointeauxbarqueslighthouse.org |
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