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Cute Young Brunette Girl Undresses Her White Top And Panties In The Sea On The Coast With A Lighthouse
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Classic period
Lighthouse development accelerated in the 17th century with national lighthouse services established in Denmark (1650), and Britain's Trinity House constructing its first in 1609. The first Eddystone Lighthouse was lit in 1698, though its third incarnation was the most enduring, designed by John Smeaton and finished in 1759. As Britain became the dominant seapower, lighthouses constructed by the Stevenson family for the Northern Lighthouse Board began to appear in Scotland.
The earliest 'lighthouse' in North America was in St. Augustine, depicted on the map of Boazio, printed in London in 1791. Menendez built the tower after his landing in 1586. Boazio interviewed the Drake's crew upon their return from the sack of St. Augustine. In his chart, the Legend states C: Beacon. In Middle English "Beacon" was defined as a fire warning of danger.
The next lighthouse in America was Boston Light on Little Brewster Island (1716). The first keeper was George Worthylake who drowned, along with his wife and daughter, when returning to the island in 1718. The original tower was destroyed by the British during the evacuation of Boston and eventually reconstructed in 1784. The oldest existing lighthouse in the United States is the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, NJ (1764), which is still in operation. By the end of the 19th century, the United States, with its long coastlines had the most lighthouses of any nation.
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