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| Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Jupiter, FL |
*Dates of operation~~ 1860-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 108 feet
*Elevation~~ 45 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Red w/ black base and black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash 1.2 seconds followed by 6.6 second eclipse, then another 1.2
second white flash followed by an eclipse of 21 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house, cemetery
*Automated~~ 1987
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel, Revolving
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Loxahatchee River Historical Society
*Waterway Location~~ Junction of Loxahatchee and Indian Rivers
*Significant Feature~~ As with a number of New Jersey lighthouses of the same era,
construction was overseen by then-Major George Meade, later Commanding General of
the Union forces at Gettysburg.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.lrhs.org/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/jupiter.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=363
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 108 feet
*Elevation~~ 45 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Red w/ black base and black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash 1.2 seconds followed by 6.6 second eclipse, then another 1.2
second white flash followed by an eclipse of 21 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house, cemetery
*Automated~~ 1987
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel, Revolving
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Loxahatchee River Historical Society
*Waterway Location~~ Junction of Loxahatchee and Indian Rivers
*Significant Feature~~ As with a number of New Jersey lighthouses of the same era,
construction was overseen by then-Major George Meade, later Commanding General of
the Union forces at Gettysburg.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.lrhs.org/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/jupiter.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=363
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