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ADMIRALTY HEAD (FORT CASEY)
January 13, 1875: "Improvements are being made at Admiralty Head. A new cistern is being constructed at Admiralty Head to supply the fog signal with water, the old one being of insufficent capacity." (Morning Oregonian)
June 19, 1876: "A new lamp was put up at Admiralty Head, the old one being worn out." (Morning Oregon)
July 29, 1882: "Mr. Lawrence Nessell, keeper of the Admiralty Hear Lighthouse, last week spent a brief leave of absense among the Islands, Bellingham Bay, and hereabout, and returned home last Saturday. We were glad to see Mr. N., for he makes a faithful officer, and enjoys the reputation of being very hospitable---always disposed to entertain the 'weather-pound stranger' and send him on his way rejoicing." (Puget Sound Mail)
August 8, 1895: "The late Mr. Lawrence Nessel, who was buried on Thursday last at Olga, was the lighthouse keeper at Admiralty Head for some eight or nine years. He left property at Pt. Townsend, some on Whidby Island and a fine fruit ranch near Olga, in Obstruction pass, where his widow now resides. He was 69 years of age at the time of his death." (The Islander)
March 18, 1897: "J.E. Evans, keeper of the lighthouse at Admiralty head." (The Islander)
October 3, 1901: "Bids for the construction of the new lighthouse on Whidby Island were opened yesterday by Maj. John Mills, the local United States engineer. Four firms submitted their estimates for the work, but the award will not be made for several days. The lighthouse will be situated near Fort Casey, at Admiralty head, and will have a tower composed of metal, a work room, a brick and stone dwelling and a frame barn." (Aberdeen Herald)
January 9, 1914: "Chas. M. Davis, of the Harbor Engraving company, went to Seattle last night to attend the funeral of his uncle, Charles M. Davis, who died yesterday morning at the lighthouse at Admiralty Head, near Port Townsend. Mr. Davis was 82 year of age, a veteran of the civil war, and was keeper of the lighthouse for many years. His body was taken to Seattle for burial under auspices of the Masonic order of which he was an old member." (Aberdeen Herald)