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but whatever meaning gets attached to it, a lighthouse is something far simpler: a tower and a beacon. in an era before gps and other navigational apparatuses, lighthouses served two primary purposes. the first was illuminating waterways made treacherous by shoals, reefs, rocks and other hazards as ships left the open ocean and pulled into port. most wallpaper lighthouse also include fog signals such as horns, bells or cannons, which sound to warn ships of hazards during periods of low visibility. the second purpose is to serve as a reference to mariners. wallpaper lighthouse. an individual lighthouse distinguished itself with its day mark the color schemes and patterns on the tower and its light signature. for example, a lighthouse might emit two flashes every three seconds to distinguish it from a lighthouse that emits four flashes every three seconds.

even today, if the gps goes on the fritz, crews reference light lists to plot a course those regional indices of lighthouses and their distinguishing traits. wallpaper lighthouse. at points before their automation in the 20th century, lighthouses had to accommodate cumbersome systems as well as a light-keeping staff to keep shining 24 hours a day. in addition to a lighthouse, a complete light station might include a fog signal building, a boathouse, living quarters for the keeper and his family and a separate oil house to cordon off the flammable agents that powered the lamps.