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  2. Carl W. Leick - Wikipedia

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    Carl W. Leick (1854 –June 10, 1939) was an architect who worked in the Northwest of the United States.He designed structures for 25 sites on the West Coast, including the Turn Point (1893), Patos (1908), and Lime Kiln (1914) lighthouses.

  3. Abisha Woodward - Wikipedia

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    The last and longest-lived of his wooden lighthouses was replaced in 1841 after 36 years of service. [8] Two of Woodward's stone lighthouses, the New London Harbor Lighthouse completed in 1801 [ 9 ] and the Faulkner's Island Lighthouse completed 1802, [ 10 ] remain standing to this day and still serve as active aids to navigation.

  4. Old Caloundra Light - Wikipedia

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    The lighthouse was the fifth in a group of eight lighthouses of its type, made of hardwood frame clad with corrugated iron, which included, by order of establishment Little Sea Hill Light, Grassy Hill Light, Goods Island Light, Bay Rock Light, itself, North Point Hummock Light (demolished), Gatcombe Head Light (demolished) and Bulwer Island ...

  5. Conservation and restoration of lighthouses - Wikipedia

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    Wood was either used for construction on the exterior or in combination with masonry and/or iron to build components of the lighthouse (ex. stairs). The largest cause for deterioration of wood in lighthouses is from exposure to moisture. This exposure is normally the result of direct and prolonged exposure to damp conditions.

  6. Henri de Miffonis - Wikipedia

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    In addition, Miffonis drew more conventional lighthouse plans, [15] in particular that of Cap-Chat built in 1909. [21] [22] The quadrangular structure is framed by four concrete pillars connected by wooden walls bent at the top by steel beams. [15] The plaster which was originally intended to cover the walls was instead covered with a facing of ...

  7. Screw-pile lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    A screw-pile lighthouse is a lighthouse which stands on piles that are screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms. The first screw-pile lighthouse to begin construction was built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell. Construction began in 1838 at the mouth of the Thames and was known as the Maplin Sands lighthouse, and first lit ...

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