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The Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station was designated a National Historic Landmark on August 5, 1998, [7] [8] one of only eleven lighthouses to earn this designation. [9] The lighthouse and three keepers' dwellings have been restored, and are open to the public seven days a week. The lighthouse tower is open for climbing.
The 52-foot (16 m) tall Greens Ledge Light was completed in 1902 and serves as a typical example of a sparkplug lighthouse. [4] Located in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water, the foundation flares out to support the deck the lighthouse is built on and includes a cavity for the lighthouse's brick basement and cisterns.
Architect's plans for St. George Reef Lighthouse. The light was first illuminated on October 20, 1892. It stands 144 feet (44 m) above the waterline. [5] The first complete survey of the rock was done in 1882, and construction began in 1883, with the blasting of the reef rock into a stepped pyramid to form the core that anchored the caisson to the rock.
The Eldred Rock Light is an historic octagonal lighthouse adjacent to Lynn Canal in Alaska. It is the last of the ten lighthouses constructed in Alaska between 1902 and 1906. It was also the last of 12 manned lighthouses that were started in Alaska. [4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Eldred Rock Lighthouse. [3]
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The lantern house is the original 3,700 millimetres (150 in) Chance Bros. cast-iron-and-copper lantern house, one of about 21 known to exist in Australia. [2] Original plans of the keeper's quarters, 1900 Cottages at Norah Head Lighthouse, view from the lighthouse Writing above door in Norah Head Lighthouse
2001: The Coast Guard determined the Currituck Beach Lighthouse to be excess. Currituck Light was among the first lighthouses to be excessed after the passage of National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA). The Historical Services Administration deeded the keeper's house and the land around the house to the state of North Carolina.
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