Historic lighthouses of the Florida Keys / by Laura Albritton and Jerry Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albritton, Laura, author.

Wilkinson, Jerry, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lighthouses--Florida--Florida Keys.

Lighthouses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

"The Florida Keys possess a staggering wealth of lighthouses -- nine in all, from the remote iron light at Fowey Rocks to classic brick structures at Key West and Loggerhead Key. In the 1820s, the US government began constructing lighthouses to aid mariners navigating the dangerous Florida Reef. While some of the original lights were subsequently destroyed in dramatic circumstances, most that followed, including Carysfort Reef, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Sand Key, and American Shoal, survived intense tropical weather and even major hurricanes. Among the lighthouse keepers were remarkable women who succeeded in a profession usually reserved for men."--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Perilous Reef and the First Lights

2. Two Brick Lights

3. Innovation

4. Near the Site of Wrecks

5. In the Dry Tortugas

6. Lesser-Known Lighthouses

7. Women Who Kept the Lights

8. Lighthouses in the 20th Century

9. Lighthouses as Destinations

10. Private and Decorative Lighthouses

Bibliography

About the Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Albritton, Laura Historic Lighthouses of the Florida Keys

ISBN:

9781439674161

1439674167

OCLC:

1288217446