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HISTORIC AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES - ASSATEAGUE

HISTORIC AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES - ASSATEAGUE

Posted by American Lighthouses on Feb 10, 2021

On the Virginia island of Assateague, stands the Assateague Lighthouse. The history of the first Assateague Lighthouse dates back to 1833, when it was built. This first lighthouse cost around fifty-five thousand dollars to build it. This lighthouse, like some others, when first constructed were built too small and/or not powerful enough.Around thirty years later, in 1860, another lighthouse was being built to take the original’s place. This time it would be a taller and more powerful