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A map of every lighthouse

183 points · 76 comments · karakoram

  1. themanmaran · · focus · HN ↗
    Fun fact, there is a .gov effort to sell (or give away) a lot of old lighthouses in exchange for agreed maintenance. It's sort of a terrible deal, since you can't live in them or use them for commercial purposes, but you do still have to maintain it to a certain standard. But I'm sure someone is out there with the desire.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;realestatesales.gov&#x2F;our-listing&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;realestatesales.gov&#x2F;our-listing&#x2F;

    1. pants2 · · focus · HN ↗
      What would be the reason to buy it then? Just to tell your friends that you own a lighthouse?
      1. WinstonSmith84 · · focus · HN ↗
        probably just to keep history alive. A lot of (very) wealthy people buy non-sense because they don&#x27;t know what to do from their money. Then, why not buying a lighthouse :-)
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