New+England++++++Lighthouses

= __New England Lighthouses__= ==Lighthouses were built to aid navigation at sea and on inland waterways. Mariners would see a light from a lighthouse, and would use the location of the light to establish their own location. Even before lighthouses were built, fires and lanterns were used to aid navigation. The first lighthouse built in North America was Boston Light in Boston Harbor. The first Boston Light was built in 1716. The first tower was destroyed by the British during the American Revolution; the tower that stands today was built in 1783. The oldest standing lighthouse tower in the U.S. is Sandy Hook Light, which was built in 1764.==