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Amelia Island Light is a lighthouse in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida, marking the approaches around the St. Marys Entrance. Its tower originated with an 1820 lighthouse on nearby Cumberland Island, Georgia, and was dismantled, moved and reconstructed at its present site in 1838. First illuminated there in 1839, it is recognized as Florida's oldest surviving lighthouse.
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Where is Amelia Island Light and what does it mark?
Amelia Island Light stands in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida. It marks the approaches around the St. Marys Entrance.
How did Amelia Island Light begin?
The tower originated with an 1820 lighthouse on nearby Cumberland Island in Georgia. That makes its history older than its present location in Florida.
How was the lighthouse moved to Amelia Island?
The 1820 tower on Cumberland Island was dismantled, moved, and reconstructed at its present site. Amelia Island Light therefore combines a Georgia origin with a working history in Fernandina Beach.
Why is Amelia Island Light historically unusual?
It was not built entirely from scratch on Amelia Island, because its tower originated on Cumberland Island in 1820. Its relocation across the St. Marys area is the key fact behind its unusual history.
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