Crooked River Light

Crooked River Light
Carrabelle

Crooked River Light
Florida
Location Carrabelle
Florida
United States
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 constructed 1895
Automated 1965
Deactivated 1995-2007
Foundation concrete basement
Construction wrought iron skeletal tower
Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white lower half tower, red upper half tower, black lantern
Height 100 feet (30 m)
Focal height 115 feet (35 m)
Original lens fourth order Fresnel lens
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 15s.
Admiralty number J3300.1
ARLHS number USA-801
USCG number 4-0010
Managing agent

Carrabelle Lighthouse Association[1][2]

Crooked River Lighthouse
Nearest city Carrabelle, Florida
Area less than one acre
Built 1895
NRHP Reference # 78000941[3]
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

Crooked River Light (by U.S. Coast Guard)

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.

Keepers

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See also


Notes

  1. ↑ Crooked River (Carrabelle) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 July 2016
  2. ↑ Florida Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 1 July 2016
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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