Newspaper Article from the Past… Newspaper article from: The Portsmouth Herald, Friday, June 19, 1931 “Parker Head, Me., June 19 – Caught in the swift-running cross tides at Parker Head, Linwood E. Libby, 64, suddenly lost his balance while out in his boat, fell into the water and was saved from death by Eugene Osgood, […]
Keeper of Pemaquid Point Light Commended for Rescue
Newspaper Article from the Past… This is one of the more dramatic accounts in the history of Maine’s Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. In 1930, Keeper Elwell risked his own personal safety to come to the aid of three teenagers whose boat had capsized off the light station. Anyone who has visited Pemaquid Point Lighthouse knows all […]