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Lighthouse lights from ancient to modern times
The Pharos in Alexandria 2300 years ago was one of the Seven Wonders and fell to an earthquake in the 1300s. Boston Light in Massachusetts built 1716 is America's oldest light station and was destroyed by the British in the Revolutionary War, then rebuilt in 1789. A keeper once stood outside the light station about a century ago. The strongest lights reach about 25 miles offshore, while travelers aboard planes have seen lighthouse glows at 40 to 50 miles.
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