Jupiter Lighthouse
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sfwife
N 26° 56.907 W 080° 04.948
17R E 591076 N 2981056
Jupiter Lighthouse Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM4D2T
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2008
Views: 48
This marker is located at the base of the historic Jupiter Lighthouse in Jupiter Florida. The marker text reads:
Designed by George G. Meade, later Federal commander at Gettysburg. First lighted July 10, 1860. Dark during the War Between the States and its mechanism hidden by Southern sympathizers. Relighted June 28, 1866, it has not missed a night in over 100 years. Early keepers: Thomas Twiner, J.F. Papy, Wm. B. Davis, James A. Armour, Joseph A. Wells, Thomas Knight, Charles Seabrook. Operated by the United States Coast Guard since 1939.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1967
County: Palm Beach
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida State Societ, Daughter of the American Colonists
Website: [Web Link]
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