Ponce De Leon Inlet Lightstation

4931 S. Peninsula Dr., U.S. Coast Guard Reservation, Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida. County/parish: Volusia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 22, 1972. NRIS 72000355.

8 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse

From Wikipedia:

Ponce de Leon Inlet Light

The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet in Central Florida. At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States (the Cape Hatteras Light in North Carolina is taller at 207 feet (63 m)). It is located between St. Augustine Light and Cape Canaveral Light. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77844172

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