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287: 49: 38: 156:. The first, built in 1847, collapsed during a gale on August 23–24 of 1851. Congress appropriated $ 12,000 for a second brick tower lighthouse for the cape which was finally finished in November 1855, but it was destroyed on August 30, 1856, when another hurricane struck Cape San Blas. On May 1, 1858, a third lighthouse was completed. During the 61:
left most of Cape San Blas's beaches severely damaged. The south point has experienced the most extreme erosion where the lighthouses have been historically located. Note in the background, the fortified main road can be seen running out into the
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the lighthouse was not in commission but resumed operations July 23, 1865. Over the years, erosion began eating away at the lighthouse. In 1883 the fourth iron frame lighthouse was constructed.
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saltworks where 150 US bushels (5.3 m) of salt a day were processed by evaporation of seawater. This halted in 1862, when a landing party from the Union ship, the
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extends northward from the west end of Cape San Blas. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of the town of
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cape San Blas
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Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
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Cape San Blas, Florida


Hurricane Katrina
Gulf County, Florida
Florida
St. Joseph Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Panama City
St. Joseph Peninsula
Port St. Joe
29°39′49″N 85°21′20″W / 29.66361°N 85.35556°W / 29.66361; -85.35556
Confederate
USS Kingfisher
lighthouses
Civil War
Hurricane Michael
St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
Cape San Blas Light
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Gulf County, Florida
County seat
Port St. Joe
Cities
Port St. Joe
Wewahitchka
Unincorporated
communities

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