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From Neist Point Lighthouse in Scotland to Tourlitis Lighthouse in Greece, here are beautiful lighthouses around the world.
The original plan for the lighthouse was a wooden, square, two-story building like those constructed for Oakland Harbor and Southampton Shoals. However, the plans were changed and the Los Angeles Light was firmly anchored to the concrete block and built of steel reinforced concrete.
Spending the night in this bed-and-breakfast-style lighthouse is like a walk down memory lane full of vintage books and photographs from one of California's last remaining Victorian lighthouses.
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The first American lighthouses in the state were erected in 1902 [2] but most early lights were rebuilt before 1940 in a distinctive Art Deco style; the only surviving building from the earlier group is the Eldred Rock Light. [2] The last constructed were replacements for the lights on Unimak Island in 1950. [3]
Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States.The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel.
The Highland Light (previously known as Cape Cod Light) is an active lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts. [2] [3] [4] The current tower was erected in 1857, replacing two earlier towers that had been built in 1797 and 1831. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. [5]
The lighthouse tower is attached a four-bedroom residence used by the lighthouse keeper. [6] [7] The whale oil and, eventually, kerosene necessary to keep the lighthouse illuminated for the entire night was stored in the room at the base of the stairs leading to the lantern room. For safety reasons, the rest of the fuel was stored in a shed ...