Tuesday, September 19, 2017

An 1879 Letter

Here's a letter written in 1879 from the keeper of the Presque Isle Range Light Station in Erie, Pennsylvania to his sister, Julia. Enjoy!


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The range lights have been gone for years, but they are seen to the left in this image from 1924. (Coast Guard Archives)

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