St. Augustine Lighthouse Florida
by Dawna Moore Photography
Title
St. Augustine Lighthouse Florida
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature Photography
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Constructed of Alabama brick and Philadelphia iron, the lighthouse is St. Augustine's oldest surviving brick structure. In 1876, a brick light keeper's house was added to the site. Light keepers' and their assistants lived and worked there until the tower was automated in 1955.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse rises 165 feet above sea level and contains 219 steps. At the top, a first order Fresnel lens serves the beacon. The St. Augustine lens consists of 370 hand-cut glass prisms arranged in a beehive shape towering twelve feet tall and six feet in diameter. (staugustinelighthouse.com)
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November 17th, 2013
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