Amelia Island Light Fernandina Beach Florida is a photograph by Dawna Moore Photography which was uploaded on December 16th, 2013.
Amelia Island Light Fernandina Beach Florida
The lighthouse was built in 1838 using materials taken from the former lighthouse on Cumberland Island in Georgia just north of the inlet, which was... more
Title
Amelia Island Light Fernandina Beach Florida
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature Photography
Description
The lighthouse was built in 1838 using materials taken from the former lighthouse on Cumberland Island in Georgia just north of the inlet, which was built in 1820. The brick tower was originally 50 feet tall placed on a hill. In 1881, a lantern was installed on the tower increasing the tower height to 64 feet with the focal plane height of 107 feet above see level.
The tower was originally equipped with 14 lamps each with a 14-inch reflector when first lit in 1839. The reflector size was increased to 15 inches by 1848. This arrangement was replaced by a third-order Barbier Benard Fresnel lens in 1903, which is still used in the lighthouse. The Amelia Island Lighthouse was automated in 1956.
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December 16th, 2013