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Lighthouses have always been important for helping ships to navigate away from rocks and reefs that pose dangers to them.

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Q: Why were lighthouses important in 1870?
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What kind of jobs did they have for lighthouses in 1870?

Rockstations - keepers in the lighthouse for 3 months. Shorestations - keepers in houses nearby, could visit local village when needed. Same in 1870 as up to about 25 years ago. lighthouses now automated, no need for keepers.


Why were lighthouses so important?

Because they display a light for the guidance of mariners.


Why lighthouses spiralled?

Lighthouses are not spiraled, they are towers.


What are facts about lighthouses?

Egyptians were the people who invented lighthouses. Lighthouses guide sailors as navigators and as warning systems


How many lighthouses are in Connecticut?

There are 23 lighthouses in Connecticut.


How many lighthouses does Ohio have?

Ohio has 24 lighthouses.


Why are-lighthouses important?

The importance of lighthouses is that they help the ships out at sea to find the harbour safley, especially when there are rocks or icebergs which the ships may bump into. Mostly for ships at sea so they know where the coast line is.


How many lighthouses are in the coastal plain?

their are currently 1,983,475 lighthouses


What state lighthouses are from?

Nobody actually know when and where the lighthouses were built.


How do you use the word lighthouses?

There are lighthouses all along the coast.


When was Cape Romain Lighthouses created?

Cape Romain Lighthouses was created in 1857.


What happened to billingsgate island lighthouses?

Billingsgate Island lighthouses were eroded away.