Grace Darling
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About
Recognized for rescuing survivors of the shipwrecked vessel Forfarshire in 1838. She spotted the ship from her bedroom, which was located in the lighthouse her father owned.
Before Fame
She was raised as the seventh of nine children.
Trivia
On the first trip, she and her father rescued four men and the lone surviving woman, Mrs. Dawson, from the Forfarshire.
Family Life
Her father William rowed a 21 ft, 4-man Northumberland cobleboat towards the shipwreck while she steered.
Associated With
In 1843, poet William Wordsworth wrote a verse immortalizing her deed titled, Grace Darling.
