William Harn

Lighthouse History 1874 – 1894 (Part II)

amy.gress2015-01-21T12:10:02-05:00January 21st, 2015|

This third installment in our ongoing series on the history of the St. Augustine Lighthouse continues the story of lighthouse keeper William Harn and his wife, Kate.Click below to read previous installments of the series:Lighthouse History Pre-1874Lighthouse History 1874-1894 (Part I)Charleston, SC 1860… The presence of a (now) foreign army on their land was untenable for the newly independent South Carolina. Upon succession, US. Army Major Robert Anderson evacuated Fort Moultrie after sabotaging the military [...]

Lighthouse History 1874 – 1894 (Part I)

amy.gress2014-12-17T13:24:18-05:00December 17th, 2014|

This second installment in the ongoing series on the history of the St. Augustine Lighthouse begins with the construction of the current lighthouse in 1874 and takes us to the story of William Harn and his family, the first head keeper’s family to live in the current Keepers’ House. Click below to read previous installments of the series:Lighthouse History Pre-18741874 – 1894: Designing a New Lighthouse By 1874, the lighthouses popping up along the Atlantic [...]

History of the Harn Family at the St. Augustine Lighthouse

amy.gress2020-03-02T15:50:08-05:00October 6th, 2014|

Who were the Harns? In our new interactive exhibit, At Home with the Harns, you can experience life as it was for Head Keeper William Harn and his family. Harn served at the St. Augustine Light Station from 1875-1889 where he and his family were the first residents of the Victorian Keepers’ House. But who were the Harns? How did they come to be in St. Augustine? William & Kate’s Marriage St. Augustine Lighthouse Keeper, Brevet Major William [...]

Lighthouse History 1874 – 1894 (Part II)

Lighthouse History 1874 – 1894 (Part I)

History of the Harn Family at the St. Augustine Lighthouse

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