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139: 157: 372: 658: 121: 175: 604: 624: 634: 614: 201: 572: 138: 156: 577: 47:. The caisson design was also more efficient as it could better withstand harsh weather, and was not as fragile. Caisson lighthouses usually have living quarters made of 582: 205: 544: 120: 262: 74: 549: 699: 539: 237: 51:, although some brick examples are known. The two American nicknames were later coined because of the structure's shape. 637: 174: 692: 617: 567: 534: 518: 508: 493: 728: 230: 685: 513: 503: 488: 498: 43:. Caisson lighthouses were developed in the late nineteenth century as a cheaper alternative to 396: 257: 315: 149:
stands in open water about 15 feet (4.6 m) deep, about 1,800 feet (550 m) from land
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Jeremy D'Entremont, "The Lighthouses of New England," Commonwealth Editions, 2003.
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stands in open water about 10 feet (3.0 m) deep, about 1 km from land
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Lighthouse whose superstructure rests on a concrete or metal caisson
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International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
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"Sparkplug Lighthouses, 1871–1926"
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wolf Trap Light a caisson lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay
Wolf Trap Light
Butler Flats Light stands in open water about 15 feet (4.6 m) deep, about 1,800 feet (550 m) from land
Butler Flats Light
Greens Ledge Light stands in open water about 10 feet (3.0 m) deep, about 1 km from land
Greens Ledge Light
Sakonnet Light is on a small rock
Sakonnet Light

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