![]() They also offer a ghost tour of the lighthouse for $24.95. ![]() Augustine lens consists of 370 hand-cut glass prisms arranged in a beehive shape towering twelve feet tall and six feet in diameter.Īdmission is $12.95 for adults and $10.95 for children 12 & under. Augustine and the waters of the oldest continually occupied European port city in the continental United States.Īt the top, the original, first order Fresnel lens still serves the beacon, but today is lit by a 1000 watt bulb. Visitors can climb 219 steps up the historic lighthouse to see a breathtaking view of St. In 1876, a brick light keeper’s house was added to the property. Augustine’s oldest surviving brick structure, and today the site is restored to colors and materials used in 1888. This beacon was installed and lit in October of 1874 by head keeper William Russell and remains one of only a few such operating lenses in the United States.Ī Spanish watchtower, built in the late 1500’s was the predecessor of the present St. Alabama brick and Philadelphia iron work combined with a new hand-blown, nine-foot-tall, Fresnel lens, from Paris, France was used in the construction. The lighthouse was built in 1874 and stands 165 feet tall.Ĭonstruction began in 1871, and it continued for the next three years. The next lighthouse is also in Fl…it’s the St. Infants (NB – 2) are admitted free of chargeĬlick here for more info on the lighthouse and read reviews here. The Lighthouse and Museum is open to the public seven days a week with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas.Īdmission is $6.95 for adults and $1.95 for children (11 & under). There is also a museum at the lighthouse. You can climb the lighthouse’s 203 steps to the top for some spectacular views. See a list of US National Historic Landmarks by state here. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1998…one out of only 11 lighthouses to earn this designation. The original lamp burned kerosene but in 1909 was replaced with an incandescent oil vapor lamp. The lighthouse beacon was electrified in 1933 with a 500-watt lamp. The war prevented repairs to the lighthouse and it later collapsed. There was actually a lighthouse built here in 1835 but was attacked by Indians in the Second Seminole War. It stands 207 ft tall.Ĭlick here for a list of all lighthouses in the US & here for the lighthouses that are listed on the National Historic list. The tallest lighthouse in the US is Cape Hatteras Light in NC. Ponce de Leon Lighthouse was completed in 1887 and is the tallest lighthouse in Fl and the 3rd tallest in the US stretching 175 feet into the sky. They also own a condo on Daytona Beach so we have visited Daytona many times. ![]() I’m originally from FL and my Dad & Step mom still live there. I’ll start with one that I’ve visited a couple of times, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. So, I thought I would do a post on some of the lighthouses that I have visited and photographed over the years. I also enjoy reading the interesting history behind them. I think they are so beautiful and each one so unique. I don’t know about you but I love photographing lighthouses.
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