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  2. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Gas lamps gradually started replacing oil street lamps in the United States, beginning in the first quarter of the 19th century. [ 3] The first street in the world to be illuminated by gaslight was Pall Mall in London, starting in 1807. [ 1][ 5] The first US city to use gas street lights was Baltimore, starting in 1817. [ 4]

  3. Street light - Wikipedia

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    A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform. When urban electric power distribution became ubiquitous in developed countries in the 20th century, lights for urban streets followed, or ...

  4. Solar street light - Wikipedia

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    Features. Most solar lights turn on and turn off automatically by sensing outdoor light using solar panel voltage. Solar streetlights are designed to work throughout the night. Many can stay lit for more than one night if the sun is not in the sky for an extended period of time. Older models included lamps that were not fluorescent or LED.

  5. Lamplighter - Wikipedia

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    A lamplighter or gaslighter is a person employed to light and maintain street lights. These included candles, oil lamps, and gas lighting . Public street lighting was developed in the 16th century. [ 1] During this time, lamplighters toured public streets at dusk, lighting outdoor fixtures by means of a wick on a long pole. [ 2]

  6. LED street light - Wikipedia

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    An LED street light is an integrated light that uses light emitting diodes (LED) as its light source. These are considered integrated lights because, in most cases, the luminaire and the fixture are not separate parts. In manufacturing, the LED light cluster is sealed on a panel and then assembled to the LED panel with a heat sink to become an ...

  7. Intelligent street lighting - Wikipedia

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    Intelligent street lighting. Intelligent street lighting refers to public street lighting that adapts to movement by pedestrians, cyclists and cars in a smart city. [1] Also called adaptive street lighting, it brightens when sensing activity and dims while not. This is different from traditional stationary illumination, and that which dims on a ...

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