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10 Picturesque Lighthouses in America You Should Visit
In America, these feathered icons dot coastlines, lakeshores, and islands. Each offers a glimpse into history, and the views ...
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Officials sound the alarm as state's iconic monuments are put at risk: 'The impact is now'
Researchers are spreading awareness and identifying certain areas as high risk. Officials sound the alarm as state's iconic ...
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Climate change impacts threaten future of Maine lighthouses
The state's lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms – and adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge. After two storms walloped the Maine coast last January ...
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Great Lighthouses
The lighthouse also owes its existence to the terrible winter storms of 1905, when 116 lives were lost to three violent storms. One record gale on November 28, 1905, damaged nearly 30 ships on ...
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Maine’s lighthouses added to global list of endangered heritage sites
World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.