Great lighthouses of North America

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Navesink Twin Lights

the first U. S. lighthouse to use a Fresnel lens
  • Weintraub, Aileen
2003
Provides a history of the Navesink Twin Lights, the first electric lighthouse, completed in 1828.

Boston Light

the first lighthouse in North America
  • Weintraub, Aileen
2003
A history of the first American lighthouse, which was built at the entrance to Boston Harbor in 1713.

Cape Hatteras light

the tallest lighthouse in the United States
  • Weintraub, Aileen
2003
A history of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the United States and the second tallest lighthouse in the world.
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