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The Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station was designated a National Historic Landmark on August 5, 1998, [7] [8] one of only eleven lighthouses to earn this designation. [9] The lighthouse and three keepers' dwellings have been restored, and are open to the public seven days a week. The lighthouse tower is open for climbing.
Lighthouse State Reference 210 feet (64 m) Cape Hatteras Light: North Carolina [1] 191 feet (58 m) Cape Charles Light: Virginia [2] 175 feet (53 m) Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: Florida [3] 171 feet (52 m) Absecon Light: New Jersey [4] 169 feet (52 m) Cape Lookout Light: North Carolina 168 feet (51 m) Fire Island Light: New York 165 feet (50 m)
In 1926 the Florida Legislature changed the name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet. There was precedent for the change. Mosquito County had long before become Orange County, and the Mosquito River had become the Halifax River. Only the Mosquito Lagoon has kept its old name. [1] It is the site of the town of Ponce Inlet, Florida and the ...
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: Ponce Inlet 1887 1953 Active (Inactive: 1970–1982) ... C. ^ In 1960, the lighthouse was replaced with a skeletal steel tower. The old ...
After decades of restoration by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, it stands today as one of the best preserved light stations in the nation. Visited by over 80,000 people each year, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998. The lighthouse tower and museum are located 12 ...
Ponce de Leon Inlet Florida Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789–1939: Ponce Inlet Light Station: Yes 72000355: August 5, 1998 St. Simon's Island Georgia World War II Home Front Museum [70] U.S. Coast Guard 1915–Present: US Coast Guard Station—St. Simons Island: NRHP 98000297: April 1, 1998 Also: Coast Guard/East ...
Roughly bounded by Ponce de Leon Boulevard and King, Cordova, and Orange Sts. 29°53′39″N 81°19′06″W / 29.894167°N 81.318333°W / 29.894167; -81.318333 ( Model Land Company Historic
The 16.5-foot (5.0 m) tall original 1st-order Fresnel lens of the Cape Canaveral lighthouse (left) on display at the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum with the 1st-order Fresnel lens of the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light (right). Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred by the Coast Guard to the United States Air Force on December 14, 2000 ...