Old Fort Niagara Lighthouse

Description:

Detailed history of the region and the need/justification for a light station, the architecture and construction of each light tower and keeper home, their lenses and lanterns and biographies of all of its keepers. Includes a fairly detailed discussion of the infamous Morgan Affair (murder) that involved light keepers Giddings and Jewett, as well as in depth biographical sketches of both of those keepers, whose impact on New York & American history went far beyond that of local light keepers. Includes detailed travel data and recommendations for visitors and detailed bibliography.

subjects: lighthouse,  light keeper,  Niagara Falls,  western New York history,  War of 1812,  Morgan Affair,  American Anti-Masonic Movement,  California gold rush,  War of Independence in Chile,  New York State Museum of Natural History

People: Ezekiel Jewett,  William Morgan

Places: Fort Niagara,  Youngstown,  New York,  Lockport,  Utica,  Albany,  Sackets Harbor,  Niagara Falls,  Buffalo,  Lake Ontario,  Niagara River,  Lake Erie,  Santa Barbara California