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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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596:, Chincoteague Island Website, Retrieved 2014-07-1
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564:
549:
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457:
446:
430:Fresnel lens
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349:
348:
331:June 4, 1973
273:Nearest city
191:Focal height
115:Construction
1645:Other lists
1463:Buena Vista
1364:Southampton
1259:Northampton
1234:Mecklenburg
1189:King George
1144:Greensville
683:Lighthouses
183:Deactivated
89: /
64:Coordinates
1705:Categories
1636:Winchester
1626:Waynesboro
1586:Portsmouth
1578:Petersburg
1473:Chesapeake
1453:Alexandria
1399:Washington
1354:Shenandoah
1339:Rockingham
1334:Rockbridge
1244:Montgomery
1179:James City
1124:Gloucester
1069:Cumberland
1019:Buckingham
974:Appomattox
580:2013-03-12
532:References
453:Ron Louque
354:lighthouse
107:Foundation
77:75°21′22″W
74:37°54′40″N
19:Lighthouse
1543:Lynchburg
1538:Lexington
1483:Covington
1239:Middlesex
1219:Lunenburg
1199:Lancaster
1129:Goochland
1114:Frederick
1079:Dinwiddie
1074:Dickenson
1044:Charlotte
1009:Brunswick
1004:Botetourt
979:Arlington
959:Alleghany
954:Albemarle
942:by county
375:over the
312:VLR
175:First lit
123:Automated
118:Red Brick
55:south of
1611:Staunton
1596:Richmond
1548:Manassas
1533:Hopewell
1508:Franklin
1488:Danville
1389:Tazewell
1374:Stafford
1324:Richmond
1294:Powhatan
1269:Nottoway
1254:New Kent
1169:Highland
1109:Franklin
1104:Fluvanna
1094:Fauquier
1064:Culpeper
1029:Caroline
1024:Campbell
1014:Buchanan
949:Accomack
933:Virginia
687:Virginia
436:powered
410:Delaware
362:Virginia
318:160-0020
306:73001989
291:Built by
147:Heritage
52:Location
1652:Bridges
1616:Suffolk
1601:Roanoke
1591:Radford
1568:Norfolk
1523:Hampton
1498:Fairfax
1493:Emporia
1458:Bristol
1446:by city
1344:Russell
1329:Roanoke
1314:Pulaski
1284:Patrick
1229:Mathews
1224:Madison
1209:Loudoun
1159:Henrico
1154:Hanover
1149:Halifax
1134:Grayson
1089:Fairfax
1034:Carroll
994:Bedford
984:Augusta
969:Amherst
462:Gallery
422:Norfolk
400:History
390:conical
142:Conical
1573:Norton
1394:Warren
1384:Sussex
1274:Orange
1249:Nelson
1214:Louisa
1139:Greene
1054:Clarke
964:Amelia
695:Main:
438:beacon
154:
131:Height
1606:Salem
1518:Galax
1444:Lists
1414:Wythe
1379:Surry
1359:Smyth
1349:Scott
1164:Henry
1119:Giles
1099:Floyd
1084:Essex
1059:Craig
999:Bland
940:Lists
214:Range
170:Light
139:Shape
102:Tower
25:
1419:York
1409:Wise
1279:Page
989:Bath
412:and
283:Area
206:Lens
178:1867
126:1933
1204:Lee
931:in
685:of
314:No.
301:No.
186:N/A
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