Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--St. Marks (Range Rear) Light

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ST. MARKS (RANGE REAR) LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: APPALACHEE BAY/ST. MARKS RIVER
Nearest City: ST. MARKS
County: WAKULLA
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1831

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1842
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1960
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 73
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 82
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1831
Description:
Fate/Disposition: INSECURE FOUNDATION

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1843
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #72000356
Name of Listing: ST. MARKS LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
USCG AUXILIARY; REBUILT AFTER CIVIL WAR DAMAGE AND MODIFIED IN 1867 TO ACCOMMODATE NEW LANTERN

Last Modified: Tues, Mar 05 2002 4:11:02 pm EDT
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