East Chop Light Keepers
Silas Daggett (privately owned light 1869-1878); George Walter Purdy (Principal Keeper 1902-1934); William Waterway Marks (Principal Keeper 1985-1994); Bill Brown (Assistant Keeper 1985-1988); Della Hardman (Assistant Keeper 1987-1990); Elizabeth Talbot (Assistant Keeper 1985-1992).
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