NEW BEDFORD (CBS) --- Since 1849, the Palmer Island lighthouse has been a beacon for mariners entering and leaving New Bedford Harbor. But is it now in danger of crumbling into the water ?

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NEW BEDFORD — The small island on which the Palmer's Island Lighthouse sits was a beacon for ships entering New Bedford Harbor, but it also had its dark days.

Captain Arthur A. Small had kept the lighthouse on Palmer's Island near New Bedford since 1919. In 1938, he and his wife Mabel lived in a small white house on the island.

Captain Arthur A. Small had kept the lighthouse on Palmer's Island near New Bedford since 1919. In 1938, he and his wife Mabel lived in a small white house on the island.