 Cape St. George Lighthouse (2010) | |
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| Location | St. George Island Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°35′15.2″N 85°02′49.32″W / 29.587556°N 85.0470333°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1833 (first) 1848 (second) 1852 (third) |
| Foundation | stone basement |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1949 |
| Height | 70 feet (21 m) (current) 72 feet (22 m) (as of 1932) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Operator | St. George Lighthouse Association[1][2] [3] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2009 (rebuilt and relocated) |
| Deactivated | 1994–2009 |
| Focal height | 76 feet (23 m) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Cape St. George Light | |
| Location | S point of Little St. George Island, Little St. George Island, Florida |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1852 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000625[4] |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1974 |
The Cape St. George Light is a 72-foot (22 m) high brick lighthouse which had originally stood for 153 years on St. George Island, Florida, until toppling into the Gulf of Mexico October 22, 2005. The pieces of the lighthouse were retrieved, and in April 2008, the light's restoration was completed.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Western Florida". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ Florida Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Cape St. George Light (FL) Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Cape St. George Light (#74000625)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.