Digest>June 2008
Photo Caption:
Three crewmen from the buoy tender Iris, circa 1880. Samuel Cavanor is standing in the middle. In 1881, Cavanor lost his left leg as the result of an accident on the tender. Two years later, he became keeper of the Ram Island Lighthouse. Courtesy of Gretchen LeBlanc and the Batty family. Back to the edition of: June 2008
Story:
Samuel Cavanor At Ram Island, 1883-1913
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