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The Little Sable Lighthouse was designed by Col. Orlando M. Poe and has been described as "A classic

          Poe tower." The design used 109 1-foot-diameter wood pilings to be driven into the sand, capped by 12
          feet of stone as a stout base for the brick tower. The walls of the tower are 5 feet thick
          at the base and 2 feet at its zenith. The tower stands 108 feet from its base.


                                         Little Sable Lighthouse * 1874
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