Lamplighter
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In the 1800s and into the early 1900s, the lamplighter was responsible for making sure oil powered street lamps were lit at night. There are a few lamplighters located in areas where the practice is still used, more for nostalgic purposes than anything else. The job was very important as transportation continued to towards gas-powered vehicles but it quickly died out thanks to alternate and direct current technology which was rapidly adopted.
