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TURN POINT
March 6, 1891: "Congress recently appropriated fifteen thousand dollars for the purpose of building a lighthouse fog signal station on Turn Point, Stuart Island." (The Islander)
October 10, 1895: "The steamer Wildwood, of Port Townsend was in the Harbor, Sunday morning with Mr. A.T. Allen and family aboard. Mr. Allen has been transferred from Turn Point station on Stuart Island to Point Wilson, near Port Townsend. Mr. Durgin, who has had charge of the lighthouse at Point Wilson now comes to take charge of the Stuart Island light at Turn Point." (The Islander)
November 18, 1897: "Ed. Durgin, lighthouse keeper at Turn Point, Stuart Island, was a passenger on the Thompson from here, Monday, for Whatcom." (The Islander)
July 21, 1898: "The father of Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Brooks, of Turn Point, arrived Friday to visit his son and family." (The San Juan Islander)
October 13, 1898: "Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Brooks, of Turn Point station, returned Monday from a trip to Port Townsend." (The San Juan Islander)
December 20, 1900: "During the howling gale of last Saturday evening, when the Evangel remained tied up here all night, the flue gasoline launch 'Eagle,' Capt. H.P. Fish, was disabled off Turn Point, Stuart Island, but through the efforts of Messrs. Chriatiansen and Brooks, lighthouse keepers at that station, they managed to get her anchored in the bay near there and saved the lives of those on board, as well as kept the boat from being entirely destroyed. The 'Eagle' is owned by the Eagle Lime Company, of Orcas Island, and is valued at $2,400." (The San Juan Islander)
February 14, 1901: "P.N. Christianson, lighthouse keeper at the Turn Point station, Stuart Island, returned from a trip to Seattle, where he went to look for a little steamer to take the place of the one belonging to himself and Assistant Brooks which was destroyed by fire a few months ago. He found nothing to suit him and thinks it probable that he will have a hull built and use the old machinery, which was not much damaged." (The San Juan Islander)
October 2, 1902: "P. Christiansen, lighthouse keeper at Turn point, Stuart Island, has moved his family here for the winter in order that the three children may attend school. They are living in the house adjoining the bank." (The San Juan Islander)
June 24, 1905: "Elias Anderson, of Roche Harbor, spent a couple of days with the lighthouse keeper, P.N. Christiansen, at Turn point." (The San Juan Islander)
April 7, 1906: "P.N. Christiansen, who has been for twelve years in the lighthouse service here, has been transferred to the Mukilteo lighthouse, one of the best stations on the Pacific coast. Mr. Christiansen is succeeded here by Mr. Borchers, who has been assistant keeper for the past four years." (The San Juan Islander)
August 25, 1906: "E.A. Withers, of the mechanical department of the lighthouse service, has returned to Seattle after making some repairs at Turn Point." (The San Juan Islander)
February 26, 1909: "Paul Chevalier, assistant lighthouse keeper at Turn Point, Stuart Island, has been spending a few days visiting his brothers and sisters here. He left Tuesday morning for his home to again take up his work." (The San Juan Islander)
September 15, 1911: "U.S.S. Manzanita anchored in Prevost Harbor Friday night, having on board the Inspector of the lighthouse district, Henry L. Beck, who inspected the Turn Point station Friday p.m." (The San Juan Islander)