Charlotte Harbor Light

Charlotte Harbor Light
The Charlotte Harbor lighthouse (from U.S. Coast Guard archives)
Map
LocationCharlotte Harbor, on the channel to Punta Gorda, Florida
Coordinates26°46′33″N 82°8′31″W / 26.77583°N 82.14194°W / 26.77583; -82.14194
Tower
Foundationiron pilings
Constructionwood
Automated1918
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1890
Deactivated1943
Lensfifth-order Fresnel lens

The Charlotte Harbor Light was placed at a bend in the deeper part of Charlotte Harbor to guide ships to the railroad docks in Punta Gorda, Florida.[1] Punta Gorda lost importance as a port when railroad lines reached Boca Grande on the southern end of Gasparilla Island at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor in 1906. The lighthouse steadily deteriorated and had to be demolished in 1943. The iron pilings were removed in 1975.[2]

References

  1. ^ Charlotte Harbor Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 1 July 2016
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
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