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Ponce de Leon, Florida
Item # GN004
Unloading and erecting a 168-foot tower at this site, formally known as Mosquito Inlet, was dangerous work due to the oppressive heat, hungry insects and sandy soil. During the day, lightkeepers had to draw curtains inside the lantern room to keep the prism-like Fresnel lens from starting fires under the bright Florida sun.
Ponce de Leon, Florida Harbour Lights Guardians of the Night Illuminated Lighthouses Item # GN004
Unloading and erecting a 168-foot tower at this site, formally known as Mosquito Inlet, was dangerous work due to the oppressive heat, hungry insects and sandy soil. During the day, l
Price: $81.35
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