Cape Florida Lighthouse

This marker is found at the entrance to the lighthouse grounds.

The entrance to the lighthouse is lined with stately palm trees. You feel like you are walking through a tunnel that opens up at the lighthouse.

I enjoyed visiting the lighthouse and taking over 200 photos. This one taken on the edge of the lighthouse grounds is one of my favorite shots.

The inside of the lighthouse base is very narrow, with just enough room for the winding staircase. There are 110 steps to the top where you have a fantastic view of the south Florida coastline.

The lighthouse keeper was charged with keeping the lantern and the lens in working order. In addition he was required to white wash the exterior of the tower periodically and maintain the living quarters, out buildings and gardens.

Several of the lighthouse keepers had families and everyone, including the children, would participate in the lighthouse duties.

The keepers cottage is a two story house that was built in 1825 and then rebuilt in 1847. The top floor had three bedrooms and downstairs were two nice sized rooms, divided by the staircase. Here you can see the living area of the house. There was a kitchen attached to the back of the house.

The information in the keepers house stated that six different families occupied the house from 1825 until 1875 when it was abandoned.

The current house is a replica of the original and was built in 1969. It houses furniture that would have been common for the period and also has informational posters on the walls. The information for this lens was gathered from those posters.

You can find more information on Cape Florida lighthouse at Cape Florida Lighthouse

I found this information about the area to be interesting.

I walked down the beach and was able to take several nice shots of the lighthouse. It was a day where the clouds were moving quickly and every few minutes the background changed. I think the sky is very expressive in this photo.

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