Charlotte Harbor Light
 The Charlotte Harbor lighthouse (from U.S. Coast Guard archives) | |
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| Location | Charlotte Harbor, on the channel to Punta Gorda, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°46′33″N 82°8′31″W / 26.77583°N 82.14194°WCoordinates: 26°46′33″N 82°8′31″W / 26.77583°N 82.14194°W |
| Year first lit | 1890 |
| Automated | 1918 |
| Deactivated | 1943 |
| Foundation | iron pilings |
| Construction | wood |
| Tower shape | square house |
| Original lens | fifth-order Fresnel lens |
| ARLHS number | USA-157[1] |
The Charlotte Harbor Light was placed at a bend in the deeper part of Charlotte Harbor to guide ships to the railroad docks in Punta Gorda, Florida. Punta Gorda lost importance as a port when railroad lines reached Boca Grande on the southern end of Gasparilla Island at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor in 1906. The lighthouse steadily deteriorated and had to be demolished in 1943. The iron pilings were removed in 1975.[2]
References
- ↑ Charlotte Harbor Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 1 July 2016
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Charlotte Harbor Lighthouse History - accessed June 29, 2008
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