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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"Wyman is a lifesaver for helping Mimi stay alive. When I hear about this tragedy I feel bad for all the people that died."

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the…"

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1874 • Due to increasing ship traffic Quoddy Head Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Shipwrecks led to the construction of a lifesaving station at Carrying Place Cove in 1874. A log kept by the light keeper at West Quoddy Head…"