More About Joseph Noah Singleton
Joseph Singleton was born on October 15, 1879. He started his career at age 30 with the U.S. Lighthouse Service on October 22, 1909. He and his wife, Martha Elizabeth, had four sons named Jack, Charlie, Tom, and Roy. Joseph served as Keeper at Charity Island, Two Harbors, and Crisp Point. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939.
The following six pdf files are an interview by Charles Brill with Tom Singleton, one of Joe Singleton's sons. Tom recounts many of the adventures he had growing up as a lighthouse keeper's son. This article was originally printed in the Summer of 2000 in The Keeper's Log.
lighthousekidspg1.pdf
lighthousekidspg2.pdf
lighthousekidspg3.pdf
lighthousekidspg4.pdf
lighthousekidspg5.pdf
lighthousekidspg6.pdf
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