The fifth-grade class at Public School 48 in Brooklyn, gather around to learn about the history of the Coney Island Lighthouse during a fieldtrip to the light on Bergen Point Oct. 11, 2007.
The fieldtrip, which was organized by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Johnson, involved a tour of the lighthouse and a talk with several members of the family of Frank Schubert, the last known lighthouse keeper in the country who manned the Coney Island Lighthouse from 1960 to 2003.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Annie R. Berlin.
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