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The lighthouse was put back into service after the war ended. [4] The lighthouse building was tripled in size in 1905 when a U.S. Navy wireless station was established there. [5] The light was taken out of commission in 1915. Seahorse Key, including the lighthouse, became part of the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, established
A post office named "Cedar Key" was established on Atsena Otie Key in 1845. The Florida legislature chartered the "City of Atsena Otie" in 1859. [3] Cedar Key became an important port, shipping lumber and naval stores harvested on the mainland. By 1860, two mills on Atsena Otie Key were producing "cedar" slats for shipment to northern pencil ...
Cedar Key Light: Florida [133] 21 feet (6.4 m) Copper Harbor Front Range Light: Michigan 20 feet (6.1 m) Lime Point Light: California [134] 20 feet (6.1 m) Bush Point Light: Washington 16 feet (4.9 m) St. Clair Flats South Channel Front Range Light: Michigan [99]
Cedar Key City Commissioner Sue Colson put it bluntly when speaking to the Gainesville Sun in 2017: “We’ve been given a stage 4 diagnosis,” Colson said, speaking about sea-level rise and the ...
Named for the trees that once covered the islands, Cedar Key, Florida, is located about four miles out in the Gulf of Mexico and connected to the mainland by a single road that crosses over four ...
The meaning of the name and Steele's reason for choosing it are unclear. The Cedar Key Post Office was established in 1845, with Augustus Steele as the first postmaster. [6] During the 1850s trade grew on the island. A lighthouse serving the Cedar Keys harbor was built on Seahorse Key and put into operation in 1854.
A history of hurricanes. Cedar Key, located amid wildlife and nature preserves about 50 miles southwest of Gainesville, has a long history with storms and hurricanes.
The museum displays these as well as dioramas depicting life around Cedar Key and contains a large collection of related historical information. [3] An important feature of the museum is the Saint Clair Whitman house, built in the 1880s and acquired by Whitman in the 1920s. The house has been restored to depict life in Cedar Key c. 1920 - 1930.