1000 Pounder - Ponce Inlet Light Station
N 29° 04.824 W 080° 55.688
17R E 506994 N 3216895
One of many historic lighthouse artifacts on display around the complex.
Waymark Code: WM7EVE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2009
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Bronze Bell
'1000 Pounder'
This bell, salvaged from a sunken sea bouy at the Charleston Harbor Entrance channel, was minted in 1911 for the US Lighthouse Service (USLHS). The 1000 Pounders were used as fog signals on harbor entrance buoys, on lightships, and at some lighthouses.
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