Lighthouse Living

It’s not too hard to find a waterfront home, but how about one with a historic lighthouse in the backyard that is also displayed on your state’s license plates? The ultimate personalized license plate in a New England home off the beach that adds visual interest in the daytime and a romantic aura when sitting out under the stars at night? Named the Outer Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse, it was first lit in 1873. It is an example of a cast-iron warning tower of shallow water built at the mouth of the Connecticut River. A few years ago, when the federal government started selling its inventory of lighthouses, the owner of t

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It’s not too hard to find a waterfront home, but how about one with a lighthouse in the backyard that is also displayed on the state’s license plates

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