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One of 31 original moonlight towers installed in Austin in 1895, this tower is among the 17 that remain. Each tower illuminated a circle of 3000 feet using 6 carbon arc lamps, now mercury vapor. Austin's tower lights are the sole survivor of this once-popular, ingenious lighting system.
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Austin, Texas · United States
