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Key West lighthouse, 938 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, USA / Completed: 1848 by Urban Florida Photographer

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Key West lighthouse, 938 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, USA / Completed: 1848

This current lighthouse opened in 1848 with a woman as its Keeper; nearly unheard of during the 19th century. In the years following, the Key West Lighthouse underwent a number of upgrades including the installation of a Third Order Fresnel Lens, an extension to the tower which allowed the light to be seen from a greater distance, the addition of Keeper’s Quarters, and finally the electrification of the light.

In 1969, the U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the Key West Lighthouse since there was no longer a need for a full-time Keeper due to technological advancements. Today, this sentinel of the sea stands as a museum dedicated to Key West’s maritime heritage and to the men and women who bravely kept the light burning through the threats of war and weather.

Today, visitors can walk up the 88 steps to the top of the light as well as explore the belongings, photographs, and words of the lighthouse Keepers and their families who lived a now obsolete, yet never forgotten, way of life.

Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
www.kwahs.org/visit/lighthouse-keepers-quarters/#sthash.g...

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

Key West lighthouse, 938 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, USA / Completed: 1848 by Urban Florida Photographer

© Urban Florida Photographer, all rights reserved.

Key West lighthouse, 938 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, USA / Completed: 1848

This current lighthouse opened in 1848 with a woman as its Keeper; nearly unheard of during the 19th century. In the years following, the Key West Lighthouse underwent a number of upgrades including the installation of a Third Order Fresnel Lens, an extension to the tower which allowed the light to be seen from a greater distance, the addition of Keeper’s Quarters, and finally the electrification of the light.

In 1969, the U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the Key West Lighthouse since there was no longer a need for a full-time Keeper due to technological advancements. Today, this sentinel of the sea stands as a museum dedicated to Key West’s maritime heritage and to the men and women who bravely kept the light burning through the threats of war and weather.

Today, visitors can walk up the 88 steps to the top of the light as well as explore the belongings, photographs, and words of the lighthouse Keepers and their families who lived a now obsolete, yet never forgotten, way of life.

Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
www.kwahs.org/visit/lighthouse-keepers-quarters/#sthash.g...

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

Key West lighthouse, 938 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, USA / Completed: 1848 by Urban Florida Photographer

© Urban Florida Photographer, all rights reserved.

Key West lighthouse, 938 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, USA / Completed: 1848

This current lighthouse opened in 1848 with a woman as its Keeper; nearly unheard of during the 19th century. In the years following, the Key West Lighthouse underwent a number of upgrades including the installation of a Third Order Fresnel Lens, an extension to the tower which allowed the light to be seen from a greater distance, the addition of Keeper’s Quarters, and finally the electrification of the light.

In 1969, the U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the Key West Lighthouse since there was no longer a need for a full-time Keeper due to technological advancements. Today, this sentinel of the sea stands as a museum dedicated to Key West’s maritime heritage and to the men and women who bravely kept the light burning through the threats of war and weather.

Today, visitors can walk up the 88 steps to the top of the light as well as explore the belongings, photographs, and words of the lighthouse Keepers and their families who lived a now obsolete, yet never forgotten, way of life.

Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
www.kwahs.org/visit/lighthouse-keepers-quarters/#sthash.g...

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

Key West Lighthouse, located at 938 Whitehead Street by State Library and Archives of Florida

Key West Lighthouse, located at 938 Whitehead Street

Local call number: DM0127

Title: Key West Lighthouse, located at 938 Whitehead Street

Date: February 1991

Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.

Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. [email protected]

Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/97478

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