Cape San Blas Lighthouse is a photograph by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography which was uploaded on October 3rd, 2023.
Cape San Blas Lighthouse
Copyright: Christiane Schulze 2022
The Cape San Blas Light is a lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. There were four built... more
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Cape San Blas Lighthouse
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Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
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Copyright: Christiane Schulze 2022
The Cape San Blas Light is a lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. There were four built between 1849 and 1885. It was located at Cape San Blas in the northwestern part of the state. Due to beach erosion and weather damage over the decades, it was moved in 2014 to Port St. Joe. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
The first Cape San Blas Light was completed in 1849 with an appropriation of $8,000 made 2 years earlier. The shoals running out from the cape extended 3.5 or 4.3 nautical miles; 6.4 or 8.0 kilometres (4 or 5 mi) and made it dangerous for all vessels nearing the coast. If the light had been high enough it could have been seen for 17 nautical miles; 32 kilometres (20 mi) and afforded protection to vessels going to and from Tortugas to New Orleans, but the light from the 85-or-90-foot (26 or 27 m) tower was visible only half that distance. The site was "deemed to be entirely secure from overflow or inundation" by the collector of customs at Apalachicola, Florida, who selected it, with the assistance of "two of our most experienced pilots."
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