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  2. La Jument - Wikipedia

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    La Jument ("the mare") is a lighthouse in Brittany, Northwestern France. [1] The lighthouse is built on a rock (that is also called La Jument) about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant. It was listed as a historic monument in 2017. [2] It has been called Brittany's most famous lighthouse, largely because of photography by Jean ...

  3. Execution Rocks Light - Wikipedia

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    Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. [2] [3] [4] It stands 55 feet (17 m) tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds.

  4. Ulman Owens - Wikipedia

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    Ulman Owens (1878 - March 11, 1931) was an American lighthouse keeper.He is chiefly remembered today for the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. Owens became a lighthouse keeper in 1911, and served much of his career at the Holland Island Bar Light; little else is known of his life.

  5. List of lighthouses in France - Wikipedia

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    The current tower replaced an older lighthouse from 1845. The island is open to the public from April to September, as is the lighthouse, by appointment. [5] La Jument: Atlantic Ocean: Finistère: Off Ushant island: 1911

  6. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.

  7. History of lighthouses - Wikipedia

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    Engraving of the Cordouan lighthouse, completed in 1611. During the European Middle Ages, many Roman lighthouses fell into disuse. Some did remain functional, such as the Farum Brigantium, now known as the Tower of Hercules, in A Coruña, Spain, and others in the Mediterranean Sea, such as the Lanterna at Genoa.

  8. Jean Guichard - Wikipedia

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    Jean Guichard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɡiʃaʁ]), born in Paris, on April 28, 1952, [1] is a French photographer known for his images of lighthouses.One series of seven pictures, titled La Jument, is world-famous; taken in 1989, it depicts the French lighthouse "La Jument" in a tempest.

  9. Henry Hall (lighthouse keeper) - Wikipedia

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    [2] Hall continued to help his fellow lighthouse keepers but the three were unable to put the fire out. [3] The men were forced to retreat down the tower and eventually made their way to a cave to avoid the falling red hot debris. [1] The lighthouse continued to burn into the morning and would continue to burn for the next five days. [3]