Sand Key Lighthouse Postcard

A vintage photograph of the Sand Key Lighthouse in Florida. This is one of the most important lights on the coast of the United States. It was first lighted on July 20, 1853, and is the second oldest of the six iron screw pile light houses which extend from Fowey Rocks to Sand Key to mark off-shore keys, shoals, and reefs which are hazardous to coastal shipping. It is the only one of these lights not standing entirely in water. J.W.P. Lewis, one of the most noted American designers of lighthouses, designed the structure. The lighthouse possesses both historical and technological interest.