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St. Simons Island Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

"This light sits at the southern tip of St. Simons Island at 101 12th Street. Its tower is 104 feet tall and has a 129 step cast-iron spiral staircase which can be climbed as part of the lighthouse tour. This light replaced the original 1810 light wh ...

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Tarrytown Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

Built in 1883, this cone-shaped lighthouse is 56 feet tall and made of cast-iron. It is located on the Hudson River, in Kingsland Point Park, and was automated in 1957. Construction of a bridge made it unnecessary and it was decommissioned in 1965.

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Biloxi Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

"This 61-foot tall conical cast iron tower stands between the east- and west-bound lanes of U.S. Highway 90 and is the centerpiece of the city of Biloxi. In 1867 it was coated with black coal tar as a rust retardant. This action started a myth that i ...

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Peck Ledge Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

Peck Ledge Light was built in South Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1906. "This 54-foot tall light is another one of those generic cast-iron towers built atop a concrete-filled cast-iron caisson. The boarded up lighthouse is gradually succumbing to the eff ...

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Cape Neddick Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

Nicknamed, Nubble Light, Cape Neddick Light is of a cylindrical shape and painted white. Built in 1879, it rests "off the eastern point of" the rocky island of Cape Neddick in York Beach, Maine. This "cast-iron plated" structure measures 41 feet ta ...

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Orient Point Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

Orient Point Light was built in Orient, New York, in 1899. "This 45 foot tall conical 'sparkplug' light tower is made of cast iron plate with a brick lining and sits on a cast iron caisson. It held a fifth-order Fresnel lens until 1988. It sits on Oy ...

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