Her job is maintaining the grounds, giving tours and managing 90 volunteers. Three centuries later, the role of lighthouse keeper is a little different. That makes the 1,000 watt lamp that is on 24/7 appear to flash,' she says. 'It's an 11-foot crystal made up of 336 prisms that rotate. He wondered with prescience what the point of a lighthouse keeper's job is, other than to keep the light going. The 'new one' was built 1783 - guiding ships with light powerful enough to see from 27 miles away. 'The original tower built in 1716 was blown up by the British in 1776. 'There are responsibilities that go with it. 'A lot of people have a romantic notion of living in a lighthouse,' said historical society president David Ball. But finding the right person may not be as easy as it looks.

Heceta Head, OR uses volunteer hosts all year around. The Old Scituate Lighthouse needs someone new to keep the historic beacon shining. When you bring up Wednesday's anniversary of Boston Light, she's quick to clarify - it's the 300th anniversary of the light station - not the actual light tower. Top 10 FAQ -> Lighthouse Volunteering/Hosting. 'I just think it as the best government housing in the United States,' she says. She knows the mechanics, all of the history, she even dresses in period clothing. The first 69 were all men,' Snowman says. 'I jokingly say 'womanned.' I'm the 70th keeper of Boston Light. It's called Boston Light and it's manned by Sally Snowman. The nation's first lighthouse celebrates 300 years off the Boston coast on Wednesday.

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