Type:
Year Established:
1833
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LITTLE ST GEO ISLAND/GULF OF MEXICO
Latitude:
29° 35.2'
Longitude:
85° 2.8'
City / Town:
APALACHICOLA
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
FRANKLIN
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1994
Year Tower Established:
1852
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
72
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
68
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1878
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1961; OIL SHACK BURIED IN SAND
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017