The cable that caused an explosion at a crowded Rhode Island beach last summer, injuring a woman, may have counterparts lying under beaches, harbors and waterways at 48 sites in 12 states, according to a list the Coast Guard provided to The Associated Press in response to a records request. A list of the Coast Guard lights — lighthouses, buoys and other beacons — once powered by the buried cables:
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MICHIGAN (21 sites)
— Harbor Beach Light 2
— Round Island Passage Light
— De Tour Reef Light
— West Neebish Channel (Downbound) Light 32
— West Neebish Channel (Downbound) Light 30
— Little Rapids Cut Light 96
— Little Rapids Cut Light 98
— Brush Point Range Front Light
— Grand Marais Harbor Of Refuge Outer Light
— Marquette Breakwater Outer Light
— Marquette Breakwater Inner Light
— Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light
— Portage Lake North Pierhead Light
— Manistee North Pierhead Light
— Ludington North Pierhead Light
— Pentwater North Pierhead Light 3
— Muskegon South Pierhead Light
— Muskegon Lake Light
— Holland Harbor North Pierhead Light
— St. Joseph North Pierhead Light
— St. Joseph North Pier Inner Light
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WISCONSIN (8)
— Bayfield Harbor South Breakwater Light
— Superior Entry South Breakwater Light
— Kenosha Light
— Milwaukee Breakwater Light
— Milwaukee Pierhead Light
— Sheboygan North Pierhead Light
— Manitowoc Breakwater Light
— Two Rivers North Pierhead Light
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ILLINOIS (5)
— Calumet Park 101st Street Pier Light
— Chicago Harbor Light
— Chicago Harbor Entrance South Side Light
— Chicago Harbor Southeast Guide Wall Light
— Waukegan Harbor Light
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INDIANA (3):
— Michigan City East Pierhead Light
— Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light
— Indiana Harbor Light 5
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OHIO (3)
— Lorain Harbor Light
— Huron Harbor Light
— Sandusky Harbor Breakwater Light
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MINNESOTA (2)
— Two Harbors East Breakwater Light
— Grand Marais Light
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DELAWARE
— Bulkhead Bar Range Front Light
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NEW JERSEY
— Florence Upper Range Front Light
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NEW YORK
— Sodus Outer Light
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PENNSYLVANIA Enterprise Lower Range Front Light
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RHODE ISLAND
— Point Judith Harbor of Refuge West Entrance Light 3
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VIRGINIA
— Smith Point Light
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