Cape Canaveral Lighthouse

Cape Canaveral Lighthouse (HM1813)

Location: Charleston, FL 29401 Brevard County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 27.582', W 80° 32.555'

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On May 21, 1838, Florida territorial delegate Charles Downing requested a lighthouse be built on Cape Canaveral. The first lighthouse completed in Jan. 1848 stood 65-feet tall, had a 55-foot tower and a 10-foot lantern room equipped with 15 lamps on 21-inch reflectors. The brick tower and keeper's home cost under $13,300. Nathaniel Scobie oversaw construction and appointed the first keeper. With the advent of the Civil War, S. Mallory, Confederate Navy Secretary, ordered Florida east coast lighthouses "extinguished." Keeper Mills Burnham removed the lamp and buried it in his orange grove. A state-of-the-art, 151 foot iron tower was erected in 1868 and topped with a 1st Order Fresnel lens. The tower's living quarters were used for storage and a weather station. In 1871 a storm surge washed over the lighthouse area spoiling lamp oil and drinking water. This and shoreline erosion caused the lighthouse to be moved. From Oct. 1893 to Jul. 1894 the tower was dismantled, moved by tram one mile inland and re-erected, along with a 1st and 2nd assistant's and keeper's homes, to its present location. In 1939 the Coast Guard took ownership. In 2000 stewardship was transferred to the 45th Space Wing, Patrick Air Force Base.

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HM NumberHM1813
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Marker NumberF-628
Year Placed2008
Placed ByThe Brevard County Historical Commission The Brevard County Tourist Development Council and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 2:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 544782 N 3148212
Decimal Degrees28.45970000, -80.54258333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 27.582', W 80° 32.555'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 27' 34.92" N, 80° 32' 33.30" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-216 Lighthouse Rd, Charleston FL 29401, US
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