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696:Burnt Coat Harbor Light
589:. National Park Service
398:Description and history
16:Lighthouse in Maine, US
1408:Minor Outlying Islands
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944:Saddleback Ledge Light
934:Ram Island Ledge Light
671:Bass Harbor Head Light
464:1859 tower, USCG photo
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859:Monhegan Island Light
771:Franklin Island Light
706:Cape Elizabeth Lights
509:National Park Service
100:43.35778°N 70.42500°W
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969:Tenants Harbor Light
964:Squirrel Point Light
924:Pumpkin Island Light
894:Perkins Island Light
889:Pemaquid Point Light
854:Matinicus Rock Light
849:Marshall Point Light
821:Ladies Delight Light
801:Hendricks Head Light
741:Doubling Point Light
716:Crabtree Ledge Light
312:Cape Porpoise, Maine
221:1859 (current tower)
29:Newport Harbor Light
999:Winter Harbor Light
914:Portland Head Light
842:Machias Seal Island
836:Lubec Channel Light
811:Indian Island Light
791:Grindel Point Light
726:Curtis Island Light
681:Blue Hill Bay Light
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831:Little River Light
826:Libby Island Light
816:Isle au Haut Light
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751:Eagle Island Light
721:The Cuckolds Light
711:Cape Neddick Light
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879:Nash Island Light
874:Narraguagus Light
781:Goose Rocks Light
776:Goat Island Light
691:Browns Head Light
686:Boon Island Light
676:Bear Island Light
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78:Coordinates
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1548:Categories
1367:Washington
1287:New Mexico
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1157:California
485:References
375:lighthouse
237:5th order
200:Fog signal
129:Foundation
91:70°25′30″W
88:43°21′28″N
36:Lighthouse
1377:Wisconsin
1342:Tennessee
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1222:Louisiana
326:Architect
262:white 6s.
218:First lit
145:Automated
1533:Category
1362:Virginia
1312:Oklahoma
1292:New York
1267:Nebraska
1257:Missouri
1242:Michigan
1232:Maryland
1217:Kentucky
1197:Illinois
1172:Delaware
1162:Colorado
1152:Arkansas
1026:de facto
593:June 20,
473:See also
351:87002268
260:Flashing
184:Heritage
176:Markings
69:Location
1479:Related
1382:Wyoming
1357:Vermont
1262:Montana
1202:Indiana
1182:Georgia
1177:Florida
1147:Arizona
1137:Alabama
427:⁄
1317:Oregon
1272:Nevada
1212:Kansas
1187:Hawaii
1142:Alaska
1078:Topics
1030:Canada
648:Main:
153:Height
27:, see
1449:Palau
1347:Texas
1227:Maine
1192:Idaho
640:Maine
404:Maine
381:near
373:is a
318:Built
246:Range
213:Light
168:Shape
140:Brick
116:Tower
42:
1403:Guam
1352:Utah
1307:Ohio
1207:Iowa
595:2015
321:1859
234:Lens
148:1990
124:1835
638:of
346:No.
335:MPS
23:in
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555:^
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