Garden Key (Fort Jefferson) - Dry Tortugus, FL Key light, was one of the only gulf coast towers staying 1873 and a fever outbreak,the us Army withdrew In 1876, the Lighthouse Board realized that mariners http://www.midwestconnection.com/Lighthouses/georgia_florida/garden_key.htm
Extractions: Photographer: Merle Bishop Photographer: Merle Bishop Tortugus Harbor Light (Fort Jefferson) Garden Key/Dry Tortugus, FL Built: Construction: 1st Tower - Brick 2nd Tower - Boilerplate Iron Status: Inactive / Dry Tortugus National Park Height: Iron tower - 37 feet, total height - 87 feet Location: Fort Jefferson (Garden Key), Dry Tortugas, Florida Access: The lighthouse is located on Garden Key which lies approximately 70 miles west of Key West. Garden Key can be accessed by boat (passenger ferry from Key West) or seaplane (Seaplanes can be chartered at the Key West airport). The park is open all year round. Fort Jefferson is open during daylight hours, closed at dark. You must provide your own existence, the park has no housing, fresh water, concession (meals), bathing facilities, or supplies. A ten-site primitive campground is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The fee is $3 per person, per night. Photographer: Merle Bishop Lighthouse History: Seventy miles west of Key West, Florida lies a group of seven islands comprised of coral reefs and sand. Ponce De Leon discovered these islands in 1513, and named them
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Extractions: Government Information on Lighthouses Responsibility for and eminence of lighthouses has been the responsibility of the federal government since 1789. The federal government at that time took the responsibility of colonial lighthouses from the states and Congress made appropriations for necessary funds. This began the U.S. Lighthouse Service. The administration for this Service switched hands between the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department many times before being consolidated by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. He combined the Lighthouse Service with the Coast Guard where it has remained. Coast Guard employees rarely man the lighthouses at this time, but it is still an important part of the service's heritage and history. This is a guide to the information the government holds on lighthouses as well as to the sites they sponsor for lighthouses on the East coast. Sources for Information National Park Service Within the National Park History Program, lighthouse information is abundant in the National Maritime Initiative. It was established to preserve America's maritime heritage. This site has 6 main directories for lighthouse information. Maritime Resources Here you can find lighthouses and light ships within the National Park System listed by state. Each lighthouse or ship is clickable to take you directly to that site.
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Extractions: New Canal Light Photograph by Lowell Thomas The lighthouse at the head of the New Basin Canal is the location of the Coast Guard station that monitors boating activity in Lake Pontchartrain. The New Basin Canal was built by Irish and German immigrants to the city back in the 1830s as a link between the city and the lake. The canal's path followed what are now the Pontchatrain Expressway and West End Blvd. That massive neutral ground that separates West End Blvd. from Pontchartrain Blvd. is the filled-in New Basin Canal. Built in the 1890s, the lighthouse has been a lakefront landmark for years, guiding boats in and out of the Orleans Marina and the Municipal Yacht Harbor. The Coast Guard moved their lakefront station here from over by Spanish Fort in the 60s. The wooden building at Spanish Fort was falling apart, and had sustained a good bit of damage from hurricanes, so it was time to move down Lakeshore drive a bit. The New Canal Lighthouse was placed on the National register of Historic Places on December 30, 1985, by the National Park Service. This is the last light in use that has the light tower on the top of the keeper's dwelling. The "New Canal," a 7 mile long canal to connect the Mississippi with Lake Pontchartrain, was begun in the early 1830s. It was never completed; however, the end at the lake became a small harbor. In 1834, $25,000 was raised to build a lighthouse to mark the entrance to the harbor. It began operating in 1838. The light was listed as unrepairable in 1854. It was rebuilt as a fifth order light on the keeper's dwelling in 1855 at a cost of $6,000. The lantern showed a fixed white light with 9 lamps 33 feet above sea level. On February 25, 1890, it was discontinued. The next day it was sold at auction and torn down. A lantern hung from a pole in its place.
Extractions: This unique refuge was established in 1931 to provide wintering habitat for migratory birds. It is one of the oldest refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It encompasses 68,000 acres spread out between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties along the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida. The refuge includes coastal marshes, islands, tidal creeks and estuaries of seven north Florida rivers, and is home to a diverse community of plant and animal life. The refuge also has strong ties to a rich cultural past, and is home to the St. Marks Lighthouse, which was built in 1832 and is still in use today. St. Marks Unit:
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Extractions: Lighthouse-related organizations, museums and other research sources Northeast American Lighthouse Foundation based in Wells, Maine. Join today and help save our lighthouse history and heritage! Absecon Lighthouse - Come see what makes this historic beacon in Atlantic City so special. Avery Point Lighthouse Society - Help this group preserve a unique tower in Groton, Connecticut. Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association The third oldest light station in the U.S. Bird Island Light Preservation Society in Marion, Massachusetts. Block Island North Light Fund - A beautiful lighthouse in Rhode Island. Dutch Island Lighthouse Society Working to restore a treasure of the Narragansett Bay. East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation - In Greenport, New York. Among much other good work this group maintains the restored Long Beach Bar "Bug" Light. Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society - The main concern of FILPS is to develop the appreciation of Long Island's Maritime Heritage. The Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands run trips to Boston Light.
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City Of Biloxi - Gulf Coast Mississippi In 1939, the us coast Guard assumed responsibility for the light s operation. Afterbeing declared surplus property in 1968, the Biloxi Lighthouse was deeded http://www.biloxi.ms.us/museums/biloxilighthouse/
Extractions: Erected in 1848, the Biloxi lighthouse is reportedly the first cast metal lighthouse in the South. The light was civilian operated from 1848 to 1939, and is notable for its several female lightkeepers, including Maria Younghans, who tended the light for 53 years. In 1939, the U.S. Coast Guard assumed responsibility for the light's operation. After being declared surplus property in 1968, the Biloxi Lighthouse was deeded to the City of Biloxi.
City Of Biloxi - Gulf Coast Mississippi New documentary, events mark Biloxis Historic Preservation Week. A photo of theBiloxi Lighthouse after a hurricane in 1915. To see other images, click here. http://www.biloxi.ms.us/cityatwork/index.asp?u_action=display&u_log=140
