Refer to page 27 of Lighthouses Short and Tall for Robbins Reef Lighthouse
Here is another lighthouse atop a solid granite base. Compare it to Stannard Rock on the previous page. Both have mechanisms
for raising and lowering boats. How do they compare in height? Robbins Reef is smaller because it is within New York
harbor where distances are not so great.
Do you see the fog bell on the balcony around the watchroom? It was also struck by machinery, which sometimes failed. Then
Kate struck it by hand until a tender came with a machinist to repair it.
Can you understand Kate Walker’s dedication in tending the light for four years at a laborer’s wage while she
waited either to be replaced or to be appointed keeper?
