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New play dramatizes Maine folk hero and lighthouse keeper Abbie Burgess

Bangor Daily News 20 Mar 2025
At age 14, Abbie Burgess found herself the de facto lighthouse keeper when her father was off fishing ... Samuel Burgess left Matinicus Rock in 1861, but Abbie Burgess stayed on to train further with the new keeper.
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Local athletes rack up MPC Player-of-the-Year awards

The Lexington Dispatch 18 Mar 2025
McCartney completed a record-setting career with the Spartans and won an individual state championship in the 165-weight class ... Making it from North were Ella Artrip, Baylei Burgess, Izzy Thornton, Abby Meuser, Rachel Hartsell and Emily Davies ... .
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Ladies who kept lights burning: women lighthouse keepers celebrated at Englewood Library

Daily Record Parsippany 05 Mar 2025
Another — one of the most famous — is 16-year-old Abbie Burgess, who became legendary for tending the twin towers of the Matinicus Rock Light in Maine, while her father was away during a dire winter storm in 1856.
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