Amelia Island Lighthouse

Amelia Island Lighthouse (HMM9M)

Location: Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Nassau County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 40.392', W 81° 26.549'

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Standing at the highest point on the island, the Amelia Island Lighthouse was built from bricks re-used from the Cumberland Island Lighthouse in 1839 on land purchased from Mary Fernandez. The 67 foot tall lighthouse has walls four feet thick at the base tapering to two feet at the top. It is the only dual-wall construction lighthouse remaining from Florida's territorial period. First lit by whale oil, the light is now a third order Freshnel Lens made in Paris and visible 15 miles. This lighthouse is the oldest, still operational lighthouse in Florida and is the westernmost lighthouse on the east coast of the United States. The first keeper, Amos Latham, was a Corporal in the 1st Connecticut Regiment in the Revolution.
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HM NumberHMM9M
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByFlorida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Jean Dixon Mann, State Regent 2003-2005
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 11:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 457614 N 3393468
Decimal Degrees30.67320000, -81.44248333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 40.392', W 81° 26.549'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 40' 23.52" N, 81° 26' 32.94" W
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Area Code(s)904
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 302 Lighthouse Ln, Fernandina Beach FL 32034, US
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