This daughter of a lighthouse keeper (her full name was Idawalley Zorada Lewis) was a national heroine by age 27, for her multiple daring rescues. She was on the cover of Harper’s Magazine in ...

Ida Lewis was a celebrity in her own lifetime - lauded for her courage and bravery A 19th Century lighthouse keeper who became famous for her daring rescues at sea has been honoured by Arlington ...

and Rhode Island’s Lime Rock Lighthouse, home to Ida Lewis, who became one of the most famous lighthouse keepers in America. Funding for the series comes from public television stations.

The Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum offers the opportunity to learn more about the history of the lighthouse an ...