Wednesday, August 26, 2009

BEACON

"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches." Benjamin Franklin

Pensacola Light House
In 1858 a new lighthouse was built on the north side of the bay entrance, and the lamp in the tower’s first-order Fresnel lens was first lit on New Year’s Day, 1859 by Keeper Palmes. Located on NAS Pensacola, the tower stood 160-feet-tall. The base of the tower had a diameter of 30 feet, tapering to a diameter of 15 feet at the top. One of my favorite views of this lighthouse is from Ft. McRee.

5 comments:

  1. Lighthouses are one of my favorite things and this is a beautiful one. I especially like the second photo looking through the trees.

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  2. Cool shots both of them. But what a stern looking lighthouse, so black.

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  3. Hello, in this blog are some great photos, and i like this one from the lighthouse, a good photo.
    All the best, have a nice day, see you soon.

    José Filipe 27/08/2009

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  4. Lovely photographs of the lighthouse, I've been meaning to visit there. I've photographed it from Ft Pickens, but never climbed it. There aren't too many places in Pensacola that give a good view. And I recently saw the Franklin quote somewhere else, though I can't remember.

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  5. Hey PJ
    Thanks for the comments. I've not climbed the lighthouse yet either, but it's on my list... Hope your break has been restful and re-energizing. I've missed your blog

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