Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--Cape St. George Light

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CAPE ST. GEORGE LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: LITTLE ST GEO ISLAND / GULF OF MEXICO
Nearest City: APALACHICOLA
County: FRANKLIN
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1833

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1852
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1994
Automated:
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 70
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 72
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (RUINS)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (GUTTED BY FIRE IN 1961)

Year Constructed: 1878
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1961; OIL SHACK BURIED IN SAND

Current Use: UNDER STABILIZATION & RESTORATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO CAPE ST. GEORGE LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #74000625
Name of Listing: CAPE ST. GEORGE LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
DAMAGED IN CIVIL WAR; TOWER MOVED OFF FOUNDATION DURING 1998 HURRICANE GEORGE

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 01 2002 3:28:02 pm EDT
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