More than 2,200 years ago, fires were set on mountaintops to guide ships on the Mediterranean Sea. By the mid-19th century, beacons that were substantially more sophisticated starting sprouting up and down the U.S. West Coast. Learn about many of them in "California Lighthouses," a 45-minute DVD from Southport Video Productions.
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