On Hold Cape Canaveral, Fl. Lighthouse

Cape Canaveral, Fl. Lighthouse measures appx. 7 ½ “ tall, 4” wide & 2 ¾ “ deep. No maker marks. Excellent condition no cracks or chips. The current Cape Canaveral Light was not the first lighthouse on Cape Canaveral. A 60-foot (18 m) tall brick structure was built on the Cape in 1848. The light consisted of 15 lamps each with a 21-inch (530 mm) reflector. The first lighthouse keeper left the lighthouse during a Seminole War scare, and refused to return to his post. Sailors heavily criticized the lighthouse, with complaints that the light was too weak and too low to be seen before ships were on the reefs near the Cape. the government contracted for construction of a new lighthouse in 1860, but the start of the American Civil War stopped work. The lamps and mechanism for the light were removed from the lighthouse and buried in the lighthouse keepers orange grove to protect them from Federal raids. The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in 2008, after intensive restoration. At the end of the war construction resumed on the lighthouse. It was completed in 1868, receiving a first-order Fresnel lens. Erosion of the shoreline threatened the lighthouse, and the United States Congress appropriated funds to move the lighthouse inland. The old (1848) was blown up and the rubble used to prepare a foundation of the lighthouse. The cast-iron tower was disassembled, moved and reassembled at the new location. The move took 18 months, and the lighthouse was re-lit at its new location in 1894. When rockets began launching from the Cape in the early 1950s, all residents except the lighthouse keeper were relocated to other areas. In 1967, the need for a keeper to live nearby was eliminated by automating the light. Soon after, the keeper's home was demolished. After it was discovered that strong vibrations that accompany launches were damaging the first-order Fresnel lens, it was removed in 1993 and placed on display in a museum at the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. Since toxic lead paint was used to paint the lighthouse, in 1995, a restoration project began to sand blast the harmful paint off. Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred to the United States Air Force in 2000 (the lighthouse is located inside the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station). It is the only fully operational lighthouse owned by the United States Air Force. In 2003, the oil house was restored to its original (1890s) state (strong winds had damaged the roof in the 1970s and a window was added in the early 1900s). In 2006, another project restored the lantern room and the structure was repainted using modern materials. Ground sample tests, however, still show a very high level of lead in the soil around the tower. As a result, visitors are not allowed within fifty yards of the base until it is cleaned up. I describe each item with the basics but; They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I take lots of pictures so you can see what you are getting. I even take pictures of the faults in the piece. This is my way of insuring the item is as described. All items are pre-owned unless otherwise noted. If you need more information please e-mail me with any questions. Be sure to check out my other items for more great specials. Make me an offer I can’t refuse. All reasonable offers accepted. I recommend insurance but leave that to the buyer. I AM NOT AN EXPERT AT ANYTHING. DO NOT TAKE MY ESTIMATION OF ERA, DATES OR ANYTHING AS GOSPEL...PLEASE CHECK WITH SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE BEFORE BIDDING IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU. AS STATED BEFORE...I AM NOT AN EXPERT AT ANYTHING. I DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND HOPE THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU ENOUGH INFO. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ITEMS HAVE LIVED PRIOR TO FINDING ME THEIR PRIOR HOMES MAY HAVE A MUSTY OR SMOKEY. THIS HOLDS TRUE FOR ALL NEW ITEMS AS WELL. SOME OF THESE WERE BOUGHT IN LOTS, ESTATE SALES OR AUCTIONS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHERE THEY CAME FROM.