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What are some interesting facts about lighthouses?

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What are some interesting facts about lighthouses?

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First Lighthouse: Boston, MA (1716) Oldest Lighthouse in Service: Sandy Hook, NJ (1764) Newest Shoreside Lighthouse: Charleston, SC (1962) Tallest Lighthouse: Cape Hatteras, NC (191 ft.) Highest Lighthouse (above sea level): Cape Mendocino, CA (515 ft.) First American-built West Coast Lighthouse: Alcatraz Lighthouse (1854) First lighthouse to use electricity: Statue of Liberty (1886) First Great Lakes lighthouses: Buffalo, NY & Erie, PA (1818) Founding of the US Lighthouse Service—7 August 1789 US Lighthouse Service merged with the Coast Guard—7 July 1939 To find a list of lighthouses in the United States, visit the National Park Service: http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/ltsum.htm Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.