Active: No
Characteristics: Two-group flashing white, flashes every twelve and a half seconds.
Height: 103 feet, 138 steps
DayMark: Square, pyramidal, skeletal tower; lower half white; upper half dark red with a black lantern.
History: Constructed 1895. First Lighted October 28, 1895. Deactivated May 24, 1994. On National Register Listing.
Lens: Original: Fourth-order bivalve revolving lens; Henry-LePaute (1894). Present: None. Focal Plane: 115 feet.
Construction: Architect and Builders: unknown. Steel skeletal tower constructed of cement and iron.
Visit Status: Grounds Only, Grounds Only
Facilities: None, no handicap access
Visitor Info: In 2000 The General Services Administration turned the lighthouse over to the city of Carrabelle to be restored and operated as a historical site by the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association. Access to the grounds is by a dirt road off US 98 two miles west of The Carrabelle River.
Contact:
Carrabelle Lighthouse Association
Carol Zurawka
P.O. Box 373
Carrabelle, FL 32322
E-mail: carrabellecarol@aol.comLink to website:
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