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The Lighthouse Lowdown

The Lighthouse Lowdown

By: Emily Straight
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 Ahoy sailors! In this podcast we talk about all things Lighthouses - their history, spooky stories, and the things that make them cooler than your average tower.Emily Straight 2022 World
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  • Episode 2 - A History of Lighthouses Part 2

    Episode 2 - A History of Lighthouses Part 2
    May 7 2022

    Ahoy sailors! Did I say this episode would be shorter? Sike, because there's so much to cover on the history of the beacon! Listen in for fun facts, history about candles to aerobeacons, and how lighthouses can actually walk. Watch out, because we're bringing the candlepower.

    Check out these references for more cool facts:

    https://uslhs.org/lighthouse-lamps-through-time

    https://uslhs.org/american-lighthouse-lamp-identification-document

    https://lighthousepreservation.org/history/
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    43 mins
  • Episode 1 - A History of Lighthouses Part 1

    Episode 1 - A History of Lighthouses Part 1
    May 2 2022

    Ahoy! In this episode we delve into the history of how lighthouses came to be, all the way back to 8th Century BC! We also touch on the lighthouse keepers, and why we have lighthouses in the first place. Part 2 will be a shorter episode covering the history of the lighthouse Beacon and a trick to make lighthouses walk!
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    32 mins
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