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Amelia Island Lighthouse
When it was reconstructed, the height of the tower was raised fourteen-feet, increasing the distance and effectiveness of the light. The light was produced by four whale-oil lamps, each with its own reflector, and was then rotated to give the lighthouse its flashing nighttime characteristic.&#...
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Amelia Island Lighthouse, Florida at Lighthousefriends.com
In 1802, a resolution of the Georgia General Assembly ceded jurisdiction of six acres on the southern tip of Cumberland Island to the U.S. Government for lighthouse purposes. At that time, this parcel was the southernmost site on the U.S. Atlantic coast, as Florida was back under Spanish rule, after...
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Amelia Island: Amelia Island Lighthouse
The Amelia Island Lighthouse is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, but because it is located in a residential area, it is not open to the public. The lighthouse is visible above the trees from Atlantic Avenue or from the water. This picture was taken from an overlo...
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Amelia Island Lighthouse, Amelia Island, FL : Reviews of Amelia Island Lighthouse - Yahoo! Travel
This lighthouse began its existence on Little Cumberland Island in Georgia and was moved to Amelia Island in 1839. Still working, this lighthouse sits 107 feet a...
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Amelia Island Living eMagazine. Lifestyle, Travel, Real Estate
One of the most historic local landmarks is the Amelia Island lighthouse, perched high on a bluff above Egans Creek. If you'd like to see Florida's oldest lighthouse, then book a tour to visit the grounds of Amelia Island's lighthouse in Fernandina Beach, Florida, built in 1839. The unique locatio...
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Amelia Island Living.com Historic Treasure, the Amelia Island Lighthouse
Originally, the lighthouse used 14 oil lamps (burning whale oil and lard oil) with reflectors. Later, kerosene was used as fuel. The original oil house survived, located adjacent to the tower. In 1903, the oil lamps were replaced with a Third-Order Fresnal lens ...
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Amelia Island Lighthouse Florida Nautical Chart art by Cathy Peek
High quality open edition art print from the original painting by nautical artist Cathy Peek, me, of the Amelia Island Lighthouse painted on a nautical chart of the northern coast of Florida and the Georgia coastline. The mouth of the St. Mary's River is shown on the chart where the Amelia Island Li...
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Amelia Island Lighthouse keeper | MyNassauSun.com
Here is a photo of the Amelia Island Lighthouse and a lighthouse keeper. The words Alexander and Amelia Light, Fernandina, Fla. are written on the photo. On the back are the words "Light Keeper" and "Capt. Grimm." We recently had a query from the great-great-granddaughter o...
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