Crooked River Light

Crooked River Light
Crooked River Light

Location	near Carrabelle, Florida
Coordinates	29°49′39″N 84°42′04″W / 29.82750°N 84.70111°W / 29.82750; -84.70111Coordinates: 29°49′39″N 84°42′04″W / 29.82750°N 84.70111°W / 29.82750; -84.70111
Year first lit	1895
Automated	1965
Deactivated	1995
Foundation	concrete
Construction	iron
Tower shape	square skeletal tower with stairway cylinder
Height	tower, 100 feet (30 m); 115 feet (35 m) above sea level
Original lens	fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Admiralty number	J3300.1
ARLHS number	USA-801
USCG number	4-0010
Crooked River Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Carrabelle, Florida
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895
NRHP Reference #	78000941^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1978

The Crooked River Light, also known as the Carrabelle Light, was built in 1895 to replace the Dog Island Light on Dog Island, which had been destroyed in 1875 by a hurricane. The location on the mainland allowed the light to serve as the rear range light for the channel to the west of Dog Island, used by ships in the lumber trade.

History

The Crooked River Lighthouse, built in 1895, replaced three lighthouses on Dog Island that over the years were destroyed by storms. The lightstation grounds originally included a house for both the Keeper and the Assistant Keeper, and several outbuildings. At first the lighthouse was painted metallic brown, then the lower half was painted white, and finally the present daymark of the upper half red and the lower half white was chosen. After being electrified in 1933, the lighthouse was automated and unmanned in 1952. In 1964 the two houses and all outbuildings were sold and removed from the site. The original 4th Order lens was removed by the Coast Guard in 1976, due to mercury leakage in the float container. The lens was replaced by a modern optic and this beacon remained in operation until the lighthouse was decommissioned in 1995.

In 1999 the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association was formed to restore, preserve, and open the lighthouse to the public. This goal was achieved between 2007-2009. An acrylic replica of the original glass Fresnel lens was installed and the lighthouse serves as an aid to navigation once again.

Notes

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

References

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
National Park Service Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Florida Lighthouses - accessed January 16, 2006
Florida Lighthouse Page - Crooked River Lighthouse History - accessed June 9, 2008
Crooked River Lighthouse - Carrabelle Lighthouse Association - accessed November 3, 2009
Crooked River Lighthouse - LighthouseFriends.com - accessed November 3, 2009
Crooked River Lighthouse - City of Carrabelle - accessed November 3, 2009
Photograph: "Sign: Crooked River Lighthouse History." - accessed November 14, 2010

External links

Crooked River Lighthouse - Carrabelle Lighthouse Association

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