Stonington's Old Lighthouse and Its Keepers, 1840-2013
- ISBN-10
- 0979401399
- ISBN-13
- 9780979401398
- Category
- Lighthouse keepers
- Pages
- 162
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Authors
- James R. Boylan, Betsy Wade
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