300 years old and this lighthouse is still a keeper
Clip: 9/14/2016 | 2m 28s
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the nation’s first lighthouse.
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the nation’s first lighthouse, which opened off Boston’s coast 300 years ago. Today, the lighthouse keeper is Sally Snowman, the first woman in a long list of caretakers. She describes the “living museum” she inhabits and oversees.
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300 years old and this lighthouse is still a keeper
Clip: 9/14/2016 | 2m 28s
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the nation’s first lighthouse, which opened off Boston’s coast 300 years ago. Today, the lighthouse keeper is Sally Snowman, the first woman in a long list of caretakers. She describes the “living museum” she inhabits and oversees.
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