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Commentary: Saving a Great Wonder of American History

Island Free Press 12 Oct 2021
The 1853 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse first-order Fresnel lens and 1870 pedestal at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum ... The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Henry-Lepaute first-order Fresnel lens in its present form and location is, arguably, one of the great wonders of American history.
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Lighthouse lens at Custom House returning to its RI home

Newburyport Daily News 31 May 2021
NEWBURYPORT — The fourth order Fresnel lens, a guiding light and beloved piece at the Custom House Maritime Museum since the late 1970s, will soon return to its original home at Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in Riverside, Rhode Island. A Fresnel lens — pronounced "fray-NEL" — is a compact, multiprism lens used in lighthouses.
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Umpqua River Lighthouse

The Roseburg News-Review 10 Nov 2019
Reconstructed higher up the shore in 1891 and relit in 1894, this 64-foot-tall structure emits light through a first-order Fresnel lens ... The best part of the tour is being able to look right up into the light itself while learning about the engineering wonders of the Fresnel lens.
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