Benajah Wolcott House Guestbook
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N 41° 30.876 W 082° 44.518
17T E 354640 N 4597349
Home of the first two keepers of the Marblehead Lighthouse
Waymark Code: WM76M5
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2009
Published By:
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This guestbook is located in the Benajah Wolcott House, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
One of the first settlers on the Marblehead Peninsula was Benajah Wolcott (1762-1832). He married Rachel Miller on March 10, 1822. On June 24 he was appointed keeper of the newly completed lighthouse on Marblehead. Both the lighthouse and Wolcott's home were built by William Kelly of limestone from an early quarry a short distance from the back of the house. The government appropriated funds for the building of the lighthouse itself and for a home for the keeper.
Benajah Wolcott was keeper of the lighthouse until his death due to the cholera epidemic of 1832 at the age of seventy. At this time the Treasury Department appointed Benajah's wife, Rachel, to become the first female lighthouse keeper on the Great Lakes on October 25, 1832.
The home is the oldest surviving home in Ottawa County.
Owners Name: Ottawa County Historical Society
Location Type: Attraction/Business
Date Guest Book Was Started: Not listed
Nearest Parking Spot: Not Listed
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