Early lighthouses

Were huddled on hilltops

Pushing precariously 

On rocks and seas

Have been marks

Of our civilization 

Throughout the Ages

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Lighthouses began

As simple hilltop beacons

Guiding mariners 

In poor weather 

And growing to become

Assets of defence

In wars against invaders

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Historians believe

That the first lighthouse

Was built

At the mouth of the Alexander River

Called the tower of Pharos

Around 300 BC

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It’s said that the Colossus

Of Rhodes

One of the Seven Wonders 

Of the World

Might have been used 

As a lighthouse

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Ancient lighthouses 

Might have probably 

Been nothing more

Than towers

That were lit with wood

And coal

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Such structures could 

Be seen in Rome, France

Turkey, Germany

And many Scandinavian

Countries 

During the Middle Ages

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Views of light emitted 

From some lighthouses 

Were often those

From tallow candles

Used by the lighthouse

On the Eddystone Rocks 

Not far from Plymouth

England

Image via Wikipedia

Image via Wikipedia

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America’s first lighthouse

Was the Boston Light

Built on Little Brewster 

Island in 1716

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