- Lighthouse - Wikipedia
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways
- Lighthouse | Definition, History, Equipment, Facts | Britannica
Lighthouse, structure, usually with a tower, built onshore or on the seabed to serve as an aid to maritime coastal navigation, warning mariners of hazards, establishing their position, and guiding them to their destinations
- Lighthouse Friends
This site includes photographs, directions, histories, and GPS coordinates garnered while personally visiting every lighthouse in the United States and nearly every lighthouse in Canada
- Lighthouse Facts | United States Lighthouse Society
The oldest existing lighthouse in the world is considered to be La Coruna in Spain that dates from ca 20 B C A Roman lighthouse is located on the Cliffs of Dover in the UK that was constructed in 40 A D The first lighthouse in America was at Boston on Little Brewster Island (1716)
- Lighthouse Facts | The Lighthouse Preservation Society
Lighthouses are built from wood, stone, brick, reinforced concrete, iron, steel, or aluminum They are designed to withstand local environmental conditions For example, tall skeletal lighthouses located in the Caribbean offer less surface area to hurricane-force winds and waves
- Lighthouses of the National Park Service
The National Park Service is steward to nearly 50 lighthouses and light stations in the United States In the map below, you can find out details about each one, including how to visit Select one of the essays for introductory information about various lighthouse topics
- History of lighthouses - Wikipedia
According to Homeric legend, Palamedes of Nafplio invented the first lighthouse, although they are certainly attested with the Lighthouse of Alexandria (designed and constructed by Sostratus of Cnidus) and the Colossus of Rhodes
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