Type:
Year Established:
1872
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Dames Point FL Paul Bradley.jpg (3.59 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Paul Bradley
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
St. Johns River
Latitude:
30° 23.00'
Longitude:
81° 33.16'
U.S. State:
Florida
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1893
Disposition:
Replaced by Numerous Post Lights in the St. Johns River in 1893; Destroyed by Fire 1913
Year Tower Established:
1872 lighthouse
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREW PILE W/PLATFORM
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
35
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1872
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1872
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
LIGHT VESSEL GUARDED STATION 1857-1872