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Keeper Notes
The Lighthouse Keepers, 1855-1961
Slide show of all our keepers. From the first Keeper, killed by a bandit, to the last keeper going totally electric.
Early Keeper Logs (PDFs)
Allen Luce 1872-1893 - a time of change
Emily Fish 1893-1899 - second appointed woman keeper
Emily Fish 1900-1906 - includes San Francisco earthquake
Emily Fish 1907-1909 - the last log we have
More Keeper Documents (PDFs)
Memories of living at PPLH by Nancy Hane
George Petersen retires 1957 Herald article
Charlotte Layton/Harris her time as keeper
Dr. Fish Emily Fish's husband before her arrival
Dr. Melanchthon Fish Emily Fish's husband's biography
Emily Fish article in SF Examiner 1900
Female Keepers a master's thesis
Scott Fisher keeper 1969-1970
Thomas Henderson keeper 1938-1955
Keeper Instructions 1881
Keeper Instructions 1902
John Jeffrey keeper 1914-1919
Jiggs lighthouse cat
Vera Larson lighthouse docent
Lighthouse Quarterley Fall 1996
Allen Luce keeper 1871-1893
Charles Layton keeper 1855, deputy, stats
Joaquin de la Torre deputy, killed along with Layton
Peter Nelson keeper 1931-1938
Bob Stone assistant keeper 1953
Andrew Wasson keeper 1863-1870
Andrew Wasson sheriff 1872-1873
Wreck on shore Oct 1961 wreck of catamaran
Keeper Plaque and assistant keepers
Schematic what's in each room
Map of Bay Area NOAA map SF - Big Sur
Map of Monterey Bay NOAA map Closeup
Tower Restoration 9/21/21
Recent Coast Guard visitor as recorded by Docent Ann
The Fresnel Lens 10/28/2022
Juliet Fish Nichols: Angel Island 11/2022
Site selection by Paul Knostman 11/2011
Lew Kew post Emily Fish
PPLH Time line 6/13/2024