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2. 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.

3. Winslow Lewis - Wikipedia

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   But Lewis knew little about proper engineering practices, and most of the lighthouses were either poorly constructed, or they were too short. Most had to be replaced; only a few survive today. Little is known of Lewis' later career, but he died in his home town of Wellfleet. His nephew, I. W. P. Lewis, was also a lighthouse builder and engineer.

4. Lewis lamp - Wikipedia

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   While the Argand variant became widely used by European lighthouses, the Lewis lamp design was selected by the United States for use in American lighthouses. The Lewis lamp would use groups of lamps. The Lewis lamp design proved to have several flaws. To begin, it was really an inferior version of the Argand lamp. The reflector was made of ...

5. Henry Winstanley - Wikipedia

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   The lighthouse suffered some weather damage during the winter of 1698 - 1699, and the light was often obscured by spray breaking over the top of the tower. Winstanley, therefore, had it rebuilt the following spring on a larger scale, with extra stonework and even more elaborate decoration. Both lighthouses fulfilled their function.

6. St. Johns Light - Wikipedia

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   [2] [4] The oldest surviving building in Mayport, the Old St. Johns River Lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and restored in 1980. [4] [5] In 1954 the current St. Johns Light was built to replace the lightship. [2] It was automated in 1967. The structure is made of concrete, poured in one continuous operation.

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