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2. Matagorda Island Light - Wikipedia

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   Legislative red tape caused a series of delays, and the contract to build the lighthouse was finally awarded to Murray and Hazlehurst of Baltimore in 1851. The new 55 feet (17 m) cast iron lighthouse became functional on December 21, 1852. Gulf storms and subsequent beach erosion caused the lighthouse to be rebuilt on higher ground. The light ...

3. List of lighthouses in Texas - Wikipedia

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   There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of Texas, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Not every lighthouse in Texas is listed here as some have very little information known about them. Saluria, and Swash lights for example were built right before the civil war and were both destroyed by confederate ...

4. List of tallest lighthouses - Wikipedia

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   As such, its information regarding construction, year, and notes is from the list of tallest lighthouses at The Lighthouse Directory. [1] Sources are given for all other information. Heights are from the United States Coast Guard Light List for the United States [2] and from NGA List of Lights for the rest of the world, [3] unless a better ...

5. List of tallest lighthouses in the United States - Wikipedia

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   158 feet (48 m) Currituck Beach Light: North Carolina 158 feet (48 m) Bodie Island Light: North Carolina 157 feet (48 m) Cape May Light: New Jersey 157 feet (48 m) Dry Tortugas Light: Florida 151 feet (46 m) Cape Canaveral Light: Florida [6] 150 feet (46 m) Pensacola Light: Florida [7] 150 feet (46 m) Cape Romain Lighthouses: South Carolina 148 ...

6. List of lighthouses in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Linoma Lighthouse is located on a privately owned recreation area which was developed around an artificial lake, while Lake Minatare Lighthouse was "built to simulate a lighthouse". Also of note is a faux lighthouse called Rock Garden Lighthouse (not listed below), located in Kearney. [30] [31]

7. Aransas Pass Light Station - Wikipedia

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   The lighthouse is the second oldest on the Texas coast and the oldest surviving structure in the Aransas Pass-Corpus Christi area. [3] When the Aransas Pass shifted, the light station was not needed and a new light was installed on Port Aransas. The Light was extinguished and the property delisted in 1952, and the property considered surplus.