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Early Fueling Methods

The first authentic lighthouse was Sigeum, on the Hellespont, which undoubtedly antedates the famous Pharos of Alexandria.
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…itsprang from thepractice ofguiding theincoming boatman tohishome bymeans ofablazing bonfire setupinaconspicuous position near by.
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These braziers weremaintained bothbypublic andbyprivate enterprise... inEngland andScotland, andfrom time totime theholders ofthese rights came into conflict withthepublic authority
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Some ofthese grates consumed asmany as400tons ofcoalperannum—more than atonofcoalpernight—inaddition tovast quantities of wood.
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When thePilgrim Fathers madetheir historic trek totheUnited States, theytookOldWorld ideas withthem.
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Space: Lighthouses and Lightships 1913 By Frederick A. Talbot

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