Amelia Island Lighthouse 1, Amelia Island, FL

• Main Author: Taylor, George Lansing, Jr.
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: UNF Digital Commons 2008
• Subjects: Taylor; George Lansing; Jr; Lance Taylor; Photographers > Florida > Jacksonville; Photograph collections > Florida > Jacksonville; Lighthouses > Florida > Amelia Island; Amelia Island (Fla.); Lighthouses; Images; Cumberland Sound; Lansing; St. Marys River
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2851; https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/context/historical_architecture_main/article/3857/type/native/viewcontent

The Amelia Island lighthouse is located on the northern edge of the island. Its light marks St. Marys Entrance, the inlet leading to St. Marys River, the Cumberland Sound and the harbor of Fernandina Beach, Florida along the Amelia River. Built in 1838, this brick lighthouse is the oldest in the state of Florida. When originally built the tower was fifty feet tall but it increased to sixty-four feet in 1881 when the lantern was added. The lighthouse was automated in 1956. In 2001, the Coast Guard transferred ownership to the city of Fernandina Beach. The lighthouse is listed as number 565 in the United States Coast Guard (USCG) light list. This is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRIS #03000004). https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/3857/thumbnail.jpg