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This nice image of Squirrel Point Lighthouse was taken in the 1940s by Shirley Morong when her husband, Clifton S. Morong, was stationed there for a short time as a relief keeper of the light. The tall tower on the left contained the weights which powered the fog bell. The weights had to be wound manually, and one full winding of the weights afforded about three hours of bell ringing. The tower for the weights was demolished sometime after the fog bell became powered by electricity for a bell striker that was inside the building. The tongue clapper was then only used if the power went out and would require the keeper to stand there and ring the bell manually during the entire time that fog was present. When fog horns were installed at the lighthouse, the bell remained in place as an emergency back-up. However, in later years the bell was removed. (Shirley Morong collection, Lighthouse Digest archives.)
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Life at Squirrel Point Lighthouse
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