Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Abbie Burgess (later Mrs. Abbie Grant; 1839–1892) was an American lighthouse keeper known for her bravery in tending the Matinicus Rock Light, in Maine, during a raging winter storm in 1856. She tended the light for nearly a month while her father, the head keeper, was away from the island. Her heroic actions attracted much attention, and she was soon a popular heroine.Burgess later married a lighthouse keeper, and spent fifteen years as the keeper at the nearby Whitehead Light.. }
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- Abbie_Burgess comment "Abbie Burgess (later Mrs. Abbie Grant; 1839–1892) was an American lighthouse keeper known for her bravery in tending the Matinicus Rock Light, in Maine, during a raging winter storm in 1856. She tended the light for nearly a month while her father, the head keeper, was away from the island. Her heroic actions attracted much attention, and she was soon a popular heroine.Burgess later married a lighthouse keeper, and spent fifteen years as the keeper at the nearby Whitehead Light.".