St. Augustine Lighthouse

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=65 BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>St Augustine, Florida</U></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foot of Broadway Fells Point 1977"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="USCG Sledge at Thomas Point Lighthouse"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 16 x 20 Pen Ink"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 16 x 20 Pen Ink"><U><B>Return to 16" x 20" pen and ink page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f5965c0.gif" border=0 width="150" height="92" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=415 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>           </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The lighthouse at St. Augustine, Florida is the second lighthouse to have been constructed at this location by the United States.  There is evidence, however, that the Spanish may have had some form of structure used as a light signal for maritime vessels sometime in the mid 1500's.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The first US lighthouse was completed in 1824 and survived the Civil War, however, by 1867 erosion had brought the sea within 48 feet of it’s foundation.  The United States Lighthouse Board authorized a new lighthouse to be built one half mile away on Anastasia Island.  The new lighthouse was completed in 1874 and the old lighthouse surrendered to the sea by 1880.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The lighthouse is of brick construction and is 161 feet tall and has a first order lens.  The ornate brick keepers house has been fully restored.  It and the surrounding brick wall make this one of the most attractive lighthouses in the United States.  The lighthouse was automated several years ago still using its first order lens and now is open to the public.  The keepers house provides an excellent museum and gift shop.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The perspective and angle of view in this particular view of the St. Augustine Lighthouse is one that is difficult, if not impossible, to see when visiting the lighthouse because trees and vegetation prevent backing away far enough to get a good view of the top of the lighthouse because the angle of view is too steep.  I took an artist’s liberty to ignore the obstructing trees in creating this scene which is the view that would be seen if you cut down all the trees and moved back several hundred feet.</B><B>   </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>