David E. Corbin

…Corbin was alone most of the time at the lighthouse, and some visitors said he would stare at a certain wall, and sometimes spoke vaguely of other visitors. In 1845, after eight years of relative solitude, an inspector visited Corbin at the lighthouse. While Corbin was fulfilling his duties, the inspector noted he was acting strangely.…

…on december nineteenth eighteen thirty seven david e corbin was appointed the first keeper of the light only three years later in eighteen forty despite the apparent quality of the lighthouse corbin complained that plaster was beginning to fall off…

…and thought it best for him to spend some time away from the island in eighteen fifty two corbin reportedly fell ill and died that december in the lighthouse he was buried in a small cemetery just south of the lighthouse the next lighthouse keeper also reported a surprisingly quick deterioration of the lighthouse…