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Boyd's Tower

Edrom, Australia

Once a welcome symbol for maritime travelers entering Edrom. 

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Built between late 1846 and 1847, the tower advertised to maritime travelers that they were now entering the commercial empire of a London stockbroker named Benjamin Boyd.

Boyd was a Scottish entrepreneur who became a major shipowner, banker, grazier, politician, and slaver. 

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