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A lighthouse in Dungeness, England, was equipped with a carbon arc lamp in 1862. That was the first electric illumination in a lighthouse, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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The first lighthouse to have electricity is considered to be the South Foreland Lighthouse in England, which was electrified in 1858. The electricity was used to power an electric lamp as opposed to the traditional oil lamp.

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