1113b. (photo) Madaket Millie’s one-room house from which she keeps her vigil, Nantucket c.1981.
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1113b. (photo) Madaket Millie’s one-room house from which she keeps her vigil, Nantucket c.1981.
1113b. (photo) Madaket Millie’s one-room house from which she keeps her vigil, Nantucket c.1981. The protector of the western end of Nantucket Island, Madaket Mille (Mildred Jewett) watched for shipwrecks, cared for her animals, sold ice cream. Millie died at in 1990 at age 87 and is remembered as a crusty figure of local Nantucket island lore. Mildred Jewett was born in 1903 and performed her first rescue at eleven years old. She continued her role of “seaside sentinel” throughout her life. During World War II, she patrolled the beaches in the area and trained German shepherd dogs for patrol duty in all branches of the military. She is also remembered as the first person to discover the Panamanian freighter Kotor that stranded on the beach the same day the Madaket Coast Guard station closed in 1947. Coast Guard officials gave much of the credit for the freeing of the vessel within a day from low water from her quick action. Her great love was the Coast Guard and she held the honorary rank of chief warrant officer 4 (bosun). Later, in 1985, she was promoted to chief warrant officer W-4, its highest civilian rank, twenty years after receiving her honorary rank. Photo is b/w and includes date and credit line and description on back. 8” x 10”. Dated July 1981. Clear and close view. (VG). $26.