Pensacola's First Lighthouse

The light from the new tower was first exhibited on December 20, 1824 by bachelor Jeremiah Ingraham. To produce a flashing signature, two groups of five lamps were fastened to opposite ends of a framework, which was rotated by a ...

Pensacola's First Lighthouse

The light from the new tower was first exhibited on December 20, 1824 by bachelor Jeremiah Ingraham. To produce a flashing signature, two groups of five lamps were fastened to opposite ends of a framework, which was rotated by a ...

Pensacola Lighthouse

Construction began 1856, was lit 1859 and is still in use at the present time.

This lighthouse replaced the original lighthouse built 1824, the first lighthouse on the Gulf Coast.

Courtesy hmdb.org