John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse ... lighthouse keeper was Emily Fish. She had the job from 1893 to 1914. NANCY MCDOWELL: She hopefully had a time to sit ...

Today, most U.S. lighthouses are automated, ending the era of female lighthouse keepers and the demanding ... "But there was a debate at the time: is it OK for women to row a boat?

Matt Rosenberg, a full-time ... Maine lighthouse. Rosenberg values the peace and tradition of lighthouse keeping despite its physical demands. Automation in the 1990s made lighthouse keeper ...

For more than a century, the unexplained disappearance of three lighthouse keepers has remained one of ... I did not take time to search further, for I only too well knew something serious had ...

If you can fend off the claustrophobia and don't mind heights, the climb up the tiny and constricting 88 spiral steps to the top of the Key West Lighthouse ... look around the keeper's quarters ...

For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific ...

Maybe that's why there's always been a mystique about female lighthouse keepers. "These were industrious ... "But there was a debate at the time: is it OK for women to row a boat?

Rosenberg is one of the last lighthouse keepers in ... bring you stress," said the 51-year-old. "This job brings you peace, because you're spending so much time in a beautiful place by yourself." ...