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Models of the Old U.S. Lighthouse Service

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This model of Florida’s Sombrero Key Lighthouse ...

In the last issue of Lighthouse Digest we inquired as to the whereabouts of many of the lighthouse models that were once owned by the United States Lighthouse Service and on display in their Washington D.C. headquarters and used over the years in various exhibits around the nation. Thanks to Tom Tag of Great Lakes Lighthouse Research we now know where some of these artifacts are and have photos to share with you of some of them.

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This model of a cofferdam and pilings is on ...

This story appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.

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