Laura Hecox and her mother, Margaret Hecox Laura Hecox and her mother, Margaret Hecox, on the front steps of the lighthouse. Miss Hecox's father was the lightkeeper until his death in 1883. After his death, Laura Hecox took over the position and served as lightkeeper for 33 years. Source of information: Museum of Natural History Koch. p. 29 Article on this Website, see link below.
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Laura Hecox and her mother, Margaret Hecox, on the front steps of the lighthouse. Miss Hecox's father was the lightkeeper until his death in 1883. After his death, Laura Hecox took over the position and served as lightkeeper for 33 years. Source of information: Museum of Natural History Koch. p. 29 Article on this Website, see link below.
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