LIGHTHOUSES · 1859
Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, New Zealand
Mary Bennett took on the role after her husband drowned. The cast-iron tower was shipped out in pieces from England.
The story, as a puzzle
A widow keeps the light.
A country's first permanent lighthouse was lit here in 1859. Its first keeper, Mary Bennett, is believed to have been its only female lighthouse keeper. Pin it.
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