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| St Marks (Range Rear) Lighthouse, St Marks, FL |
*Dates of operation~~ 1842-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 73 feet
*Elevation~~ 12 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower)
*Automated~~ 1960
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 250mm acrylic optic, (Fifth Order Fresnel in lantern, but not in use)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard (as part of St Marks National Wildlife Refuge)
*Waterway Location~~ Appalachee Bay at the mouth of St. Marks River, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ Partially destroyed during the Civil War, lighthouse was
reconstructed in 1867.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.fws.gov/saintmarks/lighthouse.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stmarks.htm
Roger Bansemer's St Marks page
http://www.bansemer.com/florida_lighthouses/st_marks_lighthouse.htm
Wakulla County's St Marks page
http://www.wakullacounty.com/wakulla-8.htm
Frank Howard's account of Civil War action around St Marks
http://www.littletownmart.com/fdh/st-marks_civil_war.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 73 feet
*Elevation~~ 12 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower)
*Automated~~ 1960
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 250mm acrylic optic, (Fifth Order Fresnel in lantern, but not in use)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard (as part of St Marks National Wildlife Refuge)
*Waterway Location~~ Appalachee Bay at the mouth of St. Marks River, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ Partially destroyed during the Civil War, lighthouse was
reconstructed in 1867.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.fws.gov/saintmarks/lighthouse.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stmarks.htm
Roger Bansemer's St Marks page
http://www.bansemer.com/florida_lighthouses/st_marks_lighthouse.htm
Wakulla County's St Marks page
http://www.wakullacounty.com/wakulla-8.htm
Frank Howard's account of Civil War action around St Marks
http://www.littletownmart.com/fdh/st-marks_civil_war.htm
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