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Keeper of Palmer Island Light Lost Wife in Hurricane of 1938

Palmer Island Lighthouse in Massachusetts: Keeper Loses Wife During New England’s Worst Hurricane in 1938 Palmer Island is a six-acre rocky island marking the west side entrance to New Bedford Harbor in Massachusetts. Palmer Island Light was constructed in 1849 … Continue reading

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