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2. Dry Tortugas Light - Wikipedia

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   After several proposals for a new lighthouse on the "outer shoals" of the Dry Tortugas, a new lighthouse was built on Loggerhead Key and completed in 1858 at a cost of US$35,000 ($1.23 million in 2023), which was the amount that had been projected to upgrade the existing lighthouse on Garden Key. [8] The Dry Tortugas lighthouse, along with the ...

3. Aerobeacon - Wikipedia

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   DCB-224 - Two Harbors Light. The model DCB-224 is a high-power spotlight designed and built by Carlisle & Finch. [1] Originally intended for use as an aerodrome beacon, it was also widely used in marine lighthouses. Depending on the type of bulb installed, the beam could be seen for 18 to 26 nautical miles (33 to 48 km).

4. Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   The remaining modern lighthouses are usually illuminated by a single stationary flashing light powered by solar-charged batteries and mounted on a steel skeleton tower. [23] Where the power requirement is too great for solar power alone, cycle charging of the battery by a Diesel generator is provided. The generator only comes into use when the ...

5. Point Stephens Light - Wikipedia

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   In 1973, the lighthouse keeper was replaced by automated system powered by solar. [9] There three lighthouse families living there were two month supply of food and barge called Bomb Snow in case they would cut off due to rough seas. [9] In 1990, b following a 1989 failure of the submarine cable and problems with the diesel generator, the light ...

6. Alligator Reef Light - Wikipedia

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   Friends of the Pool, a community organization based in Islamorada, was granted title to the lighthouse in 2021. [6] The group changed its name to Save Alligator Lighthouse and raised $6 million to restore the lighthouse. Solar-powered lights were installed and illuminated in October 2023. [7]

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