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The lighthouse service changed the name of the Lime Rock Lighthouse to the Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse – the only such honor ever paid to a keeper in the United States. It is now the clubhouse of the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. The burgee of the Ida Lewis Yacht Club features a lighthouse with 18 stars, representing the 18 people rescued by Ida Lewis ...
Lime Rock Island with Ida Lewis Yacht Club and Newport, Rhode Island in the background. Lime Rock is an island located 600 feet offshore in Newport Harbor, in Narragansett Bay, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was made famous by Ida Lewis, the lighthouse keeper of the tower built on it in 1854 which is now known as Ida Lewis Rock Light. [1]
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
After six months, Hosea Lewis, who was the father of James Lewis and a retired pilot, was appointed keeper. In 1857, a two-story house was built for the lighthouse keeper. Lewis and his family moved to the small island in 1857. A few months after he moved to the island, he suffered a stroke. His wife, Ida Zordia Lewis and her children tended ...
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The Herbert Claiborne Pell Cup, established in 1970, is presented by the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, of Newport, Rhode Island, to the winner of the Challenger Selection Series for the America's Cup. [1] The Cup is named for Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. The Pell Cup, dating from 1970, is the senior most trophy presented to the Challenger.
The Lowcountry Regatta, the signature event of the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, has been around for more than a half century 56-year-old Beaufort regatta tests sailors from up and down the ...