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2. Gay Head Light - Wikipedia

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   c1880 woodcut print of the first lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard built in 1799 and located above the Gay Head clay cliffs. This wooden lighthouse was octagonal. According to this print, there was a lighthouse keeper's house nearby.

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. Throgs Neck Light - Wikipedia

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   The lighthouse protects ships in the Long Island Sound from running up against the rocks. [1] The lighthouse is located on the northeasterly side of Fort Schuyler, southeasterly end of Throgs Neck and on the northerly side of the entrance from Long Island Sound into the East River. Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: White, square, pyramidal,

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. Portland Breakwater Light - Wikipedia

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   A park named after the lighthouse, Bug Light Park, allows visitors to view the Portland Breakwater Light up close, while memorializing the shipbuilding efforts of World War II. [4] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Breakwater Light on June 19, 1973, reference number 73000238.

7. Cape Bonavista Light - Wikipedia

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   Bonavista lighthouse with inuksuk in front, 2013. The lighthouse at Cape Bonavista was built between 1841 and 1843 to mark the entrances to Bonavista and Trinity bays and to aid mariners headed for Labrador. It is the fourth-oldest lighthouse in Newfoundland. The two-story wooden building is constructed around a masonry tower surmounted by a ...

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9. Race Point Light - Wikipedia

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   Race Point Lighthouse after 1876. In 1876, after significant deterioration of the original tower, it was replaced with a 45-foot tall cast iron tower lined with brick. The Fresnel lens was installed into the new tower. The original keeper's stone house was removed and replaced with one made of wood. Race Point Light was electrified in 1957.