Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station - Ponce Inlet, FL
N 29° 04.837 W 080° 55.683
17R E 507002 N 3216919
Quick Description: The tallest light house is named for the inlet it is located on, which is named after Ponce De Leon.
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2009 8:35:10 AM
Waymark Code: WM7EY3
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Long Description:
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In 1927 the name of Mosquito Inlet was changed to Ponce de Leon
Inlet. The lighthouse was deactivated by the Coast Guard in 1970,
and the Coast Guard established a beacon at New Smyrna Beach. At
the urging of concerned citizens, the Town of Ponce Inlet accepted
the Light Station property from the Coast Guard in 1972, and the
Lighthouse Preservation Association was formed to manage the
museum. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places that same year. In 1982 the light was restored to
active service, primarily because highrise buildings blocked the
Coast Guard's beacon on the other side of the inlet. The Ponce de
Leon Inlet Light Station was designated a National Historic
Landmark on August 5, 1998, one of only ten lighthouses to earn
this designation.
("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce_Inlet_Lighthouse"
target="_blank">visit link)
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Ponce Inlet Lighthouse
Completed in 1887, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was built
when the area was known as Mosquito Inlet. After decades of
restoration by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation
Association, it stands today as one of the best preserved, most
complete Light Stations in the nation.
("http://www.ponceinlet.org/" target="_blank">visit link)
Website: [Web Link]
Admission Fee: 6.00 (listed in local currency)
Responsible Entity: Lighthouse Preservation Society
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the tribute. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not
required to be in the image but it doesn’t hurt.