Image Number

• c650708

Year

• 1965

Date Note

• Photographed in July 1965.

Series Title

• General: Department of Commerce collection

Rights

• 

Biography Note

• Amelia Island Lighthouse was partially constructed of materials salvaged from the Cumberland Island Lighthouse, located three miles north in Georgia. In 1856, a third-order Fresnel lens was installed. The lighthouse went dark during the Civil War, but it was relighted soon afterwards. Originally 50 feet tall, a cupola added in 1881 raised the tower to 58 feet. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the St. Mary's River near Fernandina Beach, just north and east of Jacksonville.

Photographer/Personal Author

• Johnson.

Physical Description

• 1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Subject Term

• Lighthouses--Florida--Nassau County--Fernandina Beach
• Aids to navigation--Florida--Nassau County--Fernandina Beach
• Marine service--Florida--Nassau County--Fernandina Beach

Geographic Term

• Nassau County (Fla.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
• Fernandina Beach (Fla.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Subject Corporate

• Amelia Island Lighthouse (Fla.)

Shelf Number

• Shelf number: 37346.

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