Port Boca Grande Light

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Port Boca Grande Light in 1996
Port Boca Grande Light in 1996

Gasparilla Island, Florida

Built: 1890

Decommissioned: 1967

This structure sits at the south end of Gasparilla Island and was originally known as the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse. It is a square dwelling with a pyramidal roof and a square light tower rising through its center. The station was decommissioned in 1967 but a local conservation group restored the structure and with permission of the Coast Guard it was relighted in 1986. It is planned that the lighthouse will one day house a maritime museum.


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