Cape St. George Lighthouse, Florida Photo Print

"Cape St. George Lighthouse, Florida" by Catherine Sherman. The Cape St. George Light is a 72-foot (22 metre) high brick lighthouse which stood for 153 years on St. George Island, Florida, until collapsing into the Gulf of Mexico on October 22, 2005. The current lighthouse is reconstructed with salvaged materials from the toppled lighthouse. The first lighthouse on the island was built in 1833, replaced by the second in 1848. The current one, the third, was built in 1852. Hurricanes throughout the years took their toll on these lighthouses. The St. George Lighthouse Association, established in 2004 to "rescue the light," worked with the State of Florida DEP to salvage the pieces of the fallen light. The lighthouse was rebuilt at the centre of St. George Island and opened to the public in December of 2008. In 2011, the St. George Lighthouse Association completed construction of a replica of the original Keeper's House next to the lighthouse. The building houses the Lighthouse Museum and a boutique Gift Shop.