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A discovered landmark
Supposedly a watch house was located at the same place as the hospital -
Invading forces
They made an earthwork fort when seeing British ship 'The Nautilus' started firing on the town -
The name
Got its name from a smallpox hospital built near it -
Protection from War
The hospital served as a barrack in the war of 1812 -
The hospital overtime
Hospital originally there burned down -
Funds needed
The lighthouse board requested funds to complete the lighting of Salem Harbor -
Funds approved
Congress approved of the request and gave the town $30,000 for it -
Light in the lighthouse
A temporary light was put in at Hospital Point -
Second addition
45ft square brick lighthouse and a 2 story keeper's house were built -
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Joseph Henry Herrick
The longest serving keeper at Hospital Point, a beverly native, shoemaker, and Civil War veteran -
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New brick house
the brick oil house that was built still stands, later on adding a garage in 1942 -
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William Howard Taft
During presidency in the summer, he would stay at a large home at Woodbury Point -
Taft's son
When Taft was president and came over, he brought his son with him, and got a chance to look inside the lighthouse, reported in a newspaper article -
Arthur Small
Became the keeper of the lighthouse after his wife died from a hurricane the year before. Small was also injured, but was able to recover -
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Protecting the area during WWII
during WWII, Small had the jobs of shore patrolling and checking the lights -
Helping out in the war
Small put barracks on his house for 20 of the men, doing so since war of 1812 -
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Little changes
Other small additions were made to hospital point -
Important role for lighthose
The lighthouse was automated -
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William B Ellis and Dorca Ellis
The couple lived in the lighthouse for a few years during this time period -
The steeple
After surviving for many years, the steeple eventually burned down -
Becoming official
The lighthouse became the official Hospital point range front light
