Statue of Liberty - Liberty Island, NY
N 40° 41.368 W 074° 02.686
18T E 580712 N 4504724
Yeah, that's right, it was a lighthouse for seventeen years! The Statue of Liberty functioned as a lighthouse from 1886 to 1902 and was the first in America to use electricity.
Waymark Code: WMB2F1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2011
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When the Statue of Liberty was used as a lighthouse from 1886 to 1902, its torch could be seen as far as 24 miles (39 km) away at sea. During that time, its torch was illuminated by nine Wood arc lamps powered by an on-site generator, making it the first lighthouse in the United States to use electricity. At one time, this lighthouse was the tallest man=made structure in NYC.