Fannie Salter
Fannie May Hudgins Salter was the last lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light in Maryland, United States where she served from 1925 until she retired in 1947. From 1922 -1925, she worked at the light along with her husband, C. W. Harry Salter, until his death. Salter was one of four female lighthouse keepers who served at Turkey Point between 1844 and 1947, 86 of its 114 years of service. Salter was its last keeper when she retired and Turkey Point became fully automated.
When she retired, she reportedly said, "Oh, it was an easy-like chore, but my feet got tired, and climbing the tower has given me fallen arches."Salter was born to Isaac M. Hudgins and Indiana Frances Jarvis, a native of Mathews County, Virginia. She and her husband are buried in the cemetery of Friendship Church in Susan, in that county.Career
Her official USCG biography reads:
