Cape Charles Lighthouse
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title:
Cape Charles Lighthouse
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Cape Charles Lighthouse is an octagonal cast iron skeleton tower lighthouse at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on Smith Island which was officially removed from service in 2019. It is the tallest lighthouse in Virginia and the second tallest in the United States. This particular tower is the third lighthouse at this location. The first lighthouse at Cape Charles was a 55-foot (17 m) masonry tower completed in 1828. It was quickly deemed inadequate for its important seacoast location due to its l
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Lighthouse in Virginia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Charles_Lighthouse
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2023-12-21T21:56:02Z
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