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10 things we didn't know about lighthouses10事情我們不知道燈塔

By Henry Hanks and Katie Hawkins-Gaar, CNN
August 7, 2014 -- Updated 1823 GMT (0223 HKT)
Lighthouse photography is a pastime for many people, as we learned when we asked for lighthouses on CNN iReport. We quickly received well over 150 submissions of photos from around the world. This one from <a href='http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-805523'>Tony Alex</a> shows Portland Head Light in Maine, and it's something of the classic lighthouse shot. Click through the gallery to see our other top picks.Lighthouse photography is a pastime for many people, as we learned when we asked for lighthouses on CNN iReport. We quickly received well over 150 submissions of photos from around the world. This one from Tony Alexshows Portland Head Light in Maine, and it's something of the classic lighthouse shot. Click through the gallery to see our other top picks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The lure of lighthouses
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • In the U.S., August 7 is National Lighthouse Day
  • There are more lighthouses in the U.S. than any other country
  • iReporter Deb Della Reese: "It's amazing ... how important their singular purpose remains!"
  • Share your best lighthouse photos with CNN iReport
 

(CNN) -- In honor of National Lighthouse Day, we invited you to share your best lighthouse photos with CNN iReport. As dozens of images started pouring in, we were reminded of a near-universal fact: People love lighthouses. The beacons of light are popular travel destinations across the world.

Here are 10 other lesser-known lighthouse facts:

1. The first lighthouse was Egypt's Pharos of Alexandria, built in the third century BC. The lighthouse of Alexandria was made from a fire on a platform to signal the port entrance.

2. The United States is home to more lighthouses than any other country.

3. The first keeper in America, George Worthylake, met an untimely death: He drowned, along with his wife and daughter, when returning to the Little Brewster Island lighthouse in 1718.

4. With more than 115 lighthouses along the Great Lakes, Michigan boasts the most lighthouses of any U.S. state.

5. Many enthusiasts yearn to experience the life of a lighthouse keeper. Ohio woman Sheila Consaul paid $71,010 for Lake Erie's Fairport Harbor West Breakwall Lighthouse in 2011 and has been fixing it up ever since. If you're not looking to buy, there are lots of opportunities to stay in a lighthouse for a night or two.

6. The world's oldest existing lighthouse is considered to be Tower of Hercules, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that marks the entrance of Spain's La Coruña harbor. The lighthouse, which was erected in the first century, is still operational.

7. The most expensive lighthouse built in America is St. George Reef, near Crescent City, California. It took 10 years to construct and cost $715,000.

8. Lighthouse keeping was one of the first U.S. government jobsavailable to women, going back to the 19th century.

9. Despite advances in technology, lighthouses are still considered aids to navigation by the U.S. Coast Guard.

10. Towers are given different colors and patterns -- diamonds, spirals and stripes, for example -- to distinguish them from each other.

Got any lighthouse trivia? Share your tidbits in the comments below and upload your best shots to CNN iReport.

 

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由亨利·漢克斯和凱蒂·霍金斯,一般反避稅條款,美國有線電視新聞網
2014年8月7日 - 更新1823 GMT(0223 HKT)
燈塔攝影是一種消遣的人多,我們得到的教訓時,我們要求在CNN iReport的燈塔。 我們很快就收到了超過150份意見書的照片來自世界各地。 這一個從<a href='http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-805523'>托尼亞歷</A>顯示波特蘭頭燈在緬因州,和它的東西了經典的燈塔拍攝。 點擊進入圖庫查看我們其他的首選。 燈塔攝影是一種消遣的人多,我們得到的教訓時,我們要求在CNN iReport的燈塔。我們很快就收到了超過150份意見書的照片來自世界各地。這一個從托尼亞歷顯示波特蘭頭燈在緬因州,和它的東西的經典燈塔拍攝。點擊進入圖庫查看我們其他的首選。
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在美國,8月7日是全國燈塔日
有在美國比任何其他國家更多的燈塔
iReporter德布德拉里斯:“這是驚人的......多麼重要的單一目的仍然是!”
分享您的最佳燈塔照片與CNN的iReport
(CNN) -在紀念全國燈塔日,我們邀請您分享您的燈塔的照片與CNN的iReport。幾十個圖像開始澆築,我們被提醒的近乎普遍的事實:人們喜歡燈塔。光信標是在世界各地受歡迎的旅遊目的地。
這裡有10個其他不太知名燈塔的事實:
1,第一座燈塔是埃及的亞歷山大燈塔,建於公元前三世紀。亞歷山大燈塔是實現了從火上一個平台,信號的輸​​入端口入口。
2,美國是家庭比任何其他國家更多的燈塔。
3,在美國的第一門將,喬治Worthylake,遇到一位早逝:他淹死了,連同他的妻子和女兒,當返回到小布魯斯特島燈塔於1718年。
4,擁有超過115座燈塔沿大湖,密歇根州擁有最燈塔任何美國州。
5,許多愛好者都渴望體驗燈塔看守的生活。俄亥俄州女子希拉Consaul支付71010美元在伊利湖的費爾波特港西Breakwall燈塔於2011年,並已修復它至今。如果你不打算買,也有很多的機會,留在燈塔一兩個晚上。
6,世界上現存的最古老的燈塔被認為是塔大力士,被聯合國教科文組織列為世界遺產標誌著西班牙拉科魯尼亞港的入口。燈塔,它建於公元一世紀,仍可運行。
7,內置美國最昂貴的燈塔是聖喬治礁附近的新月市,加利福尼亞州。花了10年時間建造,耗資715000美元。
8,保持燈塔是第一個美國政府工作的婦女提供,可以追溯到19世紀。
9,儘管科技的進步,燈塔仍然是由美國海岸防衛隊認為航標。
10,塔中給出不同的顏色和圖案 - 鑽石,螺旋和條紋,例如 - 由彼此區別開來。
有什麼燈塔瑣事?分享您的花絮在下面的評論,並上傳到CNN的iReport的你最滿意的照片。

 

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