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What was used to make the “light” in the lighthouses before electricity?

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What was used to make the “light” in the lighthouses before electricity?

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A. Several different types of liquids were used burned in the lens including whale oil and kerosene. In one case, natural gas was used since it was near a natural gas spring. This lighthouse was the Barcelona Lighthouse in the Southern Tier of New York.