How Many Cups In The Cupboard? How Many Steps In The Tower? Lighthouse Hospitality in Years Gone By
Lighthouse keepers were expected to be hospitable to strangers. In 1853 the United States Light-House Board (USLHB) provided lighthouse keepers with written instructions: "Keepers must be courteous and polite to all visitors and show them everything of interest about the station at such times as will not interfere with light-house duties. Keepers must not allow visitors to handle the apparatus or deface light-house property. Special care must be taken to prevent scratching of names and initials on the glass of the lanterns or on the windows of the towers.