Sanibel Island Lighthouse, Florida

by Lyuba Filatova

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Sanibel Island Lighthouse, Florida

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Lyuba Filatova

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The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light was one of the first lighthouses on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas. The light,98-foot above sea level, on an iron skeleton tower was first lit on August 20, 1884, and has a central spiral staircase beginning about 10 feet above the ground. It is located on the eastern tip of Sanibel Island and was built to mark the entrance to San Carlos Bay for ships calling at the port of Punta Rassa, across San Carlos Bay from Sanibel Island. The lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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