Type:
Year Established:
1838
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
FL Northwest Passage (2).jpg (125.27 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Entrance To Key West Harbor
Latitude:
24° 37.04'
Longitude:
81° 53.58'
City / Town:
KEY WEST
U.S. State:
Florida
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1921
Disposition:
Superstructure of 1885 Light Torn Down in 1879, New Structure Burned 1971, Foundation Survives
Year Tower Established:
1838 (light vessel), 1879
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE (1855)
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
47
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1838
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018