Many know which lighthouse was the last to be automated in the US, but what about second to last? Goat Island Lighthouse of Kennebunk, Maine was not automated until 1990, and even today there are caretakers who watch over the light and the island it rests on.

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References:

1. Islands & Lighthouse — Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
2. Goat Island Light | Lighthouse Friends
3. Station's Facebook
4. Goat Island Lighthouse | Jeremy D'Entremont
5. Thanksgiving at The Rock
6. Thanksgiving Miracle at Tillamook Rock Light
7. Thanksgiving at Boon Island Light