The brown skeletal structure of historic Anclote Lighthouse contrasts against a featureless blue sky 110ft above sabal palms.
The Anclote Key Light is located on the southern end of Anclote Key. The key so named for the Spanish word anchor, a means by which sailing vessels pulled themselves along through the shallow channels. The land for the lighthouse was purchased in 1866, but construction funds were not made available until 1885. At a cost of 35,, a skeletal cast iron tower consisting of a central cylinder housing a spiral staircase with four support columns sloping outward to form a square pyramidal structure was erected. It’s revolving third-order Fresnel lens was first lit in 1887. The tower stands 110 ft high and was automated by the Coast Guard in 1952. The light was decommissioned in 1984 and is now part of Anclote Key Preserve State Park. Grassroots efforts have restored the property and in 2004 a replica fourth-order Fresnel lens was made and put into service. Coordinates: 28°10’”N 82°50’”W
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Location: Anclote Key, Tarpon Springs, Florida
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