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Florida Lighthouses 2
Some facts of interest
- First lighthouse to use electricity - Statue of Liberty(1886)
- First lighthouse - Boston, MA (1716)
- There were many female lightkeepers.
- Men Lightkeepers wore regulated uniforms.
- Newest shoreside lighthouse - Charleston, SC (1962)
- Only triangular-shaped lighthouse tower - Charleston, SC (1962)
- Only lighthouse equipped with an elevator - Charleston, SC (1962)
Left-PENSACOLA LIGHT
Station Established: 1825-
First Lit: 1859
Right-CHARLOTTE HARBOR LIGHT
AMERICAN SHOAL LIGHT
Construction continued for about 2 years, and the tower
when completed cost about $94,000. The lighthouse
was first lit on the night of July 15, 1880
CEDAR KEYS (SEAHORSE KEY) LIGHT
Station Established: 1854 -
First Lit: 1854
Right-Cape St.George Early ---Left-Cape St.George 1900
LITTLE ST GEO ISLAND/GULF OF MEXICO
Station Established: 1833-
First Lit: 1852
The historic Ponce de León Lighthouse
in Volusia. It dates back to 1887 and stands 175 ft high.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the
Special Collections Department, University of South Florida.
Digitization provided by the USF Libraries Digitization Center
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Rebecca Shoals
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Left-EGMONT KEY LIGHT
Right-ANCLOTE KEYS LIGHT
First lit 1887
The St. Augustine Lighthouse
located on Anastasia Island. It replaced an earlier lighthouse
when it was put into service in 1874.
Photo credit: ©The Florida Center for
Instructional Technology, University of South Florida
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Lighthouse 1
[Florida Index]
Some Facts and Photos
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[Currency]
[Eatonville]
[Art Deco- South Beach]
[Kingsley Plantation]
[Florida Plantations]
[Ante Bellum Plantations]
[Native Floridians]
[James Weldon Johnson]
[Mary Mc Leod Bethune]
[The Knotts]
[Zora Neale Hurston]
[John Ringling]
[Dr. John Gorrie]
[George Proctor]
Photos and information courtesy of: Exploring Florida
and
U.S.Coast Guard
LIGHTHOUSES, LIGHTSHIPS & AIDS TO NAVIGATION
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