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The Brazos Santiago screwpile lighthouse was finally built and established in 1879, five years after Mary Hamilton’s death. It stood at the Brazos Santiago Pass in the Gulf of Mexico, near Port Isabel, Texas. Mary’s husband, keeper Frank Hamilton, died while in service here in 1887. (Lighthouse Digest archives) Back to the edition of: Sep/Oct 2022
Story:
The Keeper’s Wife: The Tragic Tale of Mary Hamilton
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