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The Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, completed in 1934, stands as Florida’s newest and most northerly working lighthouse, rising 153 feet above sea level to guide ships through the busy Intracoastal Waterway.
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Where is Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse?
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse stands on the north side of Hillsboro Inlet in Hillsboro Beach, Florida, between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. Its job was to mark the inlet and the nearby coastal shipping route.
When was Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse built, and how tall is it?
The lighthouse was first illuminated on March 8, 1907. Its skeletal cast-iron tower is 136 feet to the lens room and about 147 feet at its highest point.
What kind of light did Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse use?
The station originally used a second-order Fresnel lens rated at about 550,000 candlepower. The rotating light was set to a 10-second flash period when the station entered service in 1907.
How did the lighthouse reach Florida?
The tower was assembled at a foundry in Detroit and shipped in sections through the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. The crates then traveled by barge from Miami to Hillsboro Inlet, a journey of about 4,000 nautical miles.
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