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The Gasparilla Island Rear Range Light was first lit in 1932.
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80:Learn how and when to remove this message
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1053:- retrieved February 4, 2006
971:- retrieved January 20, 2006
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1202:Dry Tortugas
1152:Cape Florida
1142:Anclote Keys
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583:Construction
539:82°15′48.8″W
536:26°44′31.4″N
292:Fresnel lens
272:Focal height
200:Construction
151:82°15′39.4″W
148:26°43′02.5″N
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1779:Other lists
1337:Volusia Bar
1297:Smith Shoal
1212:Fowey Rocks
1192:Dames Point
1042:January 20,
743:Coast Guard
728:Peace River
713:screw-piles
634:Deactivated
551: /
526:Coordinates
445: /
421:Coordinates
264:Deactivated
194:screw piles
181:Constructed
163: /
138:Coordinates
62:introducing
1854:Categories
1733:Washington
1673:Santa Rosa
1648:Palm Beach
1633:Okeechobee
1613:Miami-Dade
1217:Garden Key
1207:Egmont Key
1197:Dog Island
931:References
918:October 7,
913:News-Press
893:2016-06-10
871:October 7,
866:US Beacons
752:Lee County
569:Foundation
484:Lighthouse
433:82°15′39″W
203:wood frame
189:Foundation
92:Lighthouse
45:references
1693:St. Lucie
1688:St. Johns
1563:Jefferson
1538:Highlands
1503:Gilchrist
1443:Charlotte
1401:by county
1327:St. Marks
1262:Pensacola
1172:Cedar Key
724:Phosphate
626:First lit
593:Automated
430:26°43′2″N
256:First lit
208:Automated
70:June 2013
1703:Suwannee
1683:Seminole
1678:Sarasota
1658:Pinellas
1628:Okaloosa
1533:Hernando
1518:Hamilton
1493:Franklin
1483:Escambia
1463:Columbia
1423:Bradford
1312:St Johns
1287:Sand Key
1242:Key West
995:June 29,
965:Archived
668:isophase
517:Location
465:80000953
411:Location
232:Heritage
125:Location
1791:Bridges
1723:Wakulla
1718:Volusia
1643:Osceola
1598:Manatee
1593:Madison
1588:Liberty
1558:Jackson
1498:Gadsden
1488:Flagler
1458:Collier
1438:Calhoun
1433:Broward
1428:Brevard
1408:Alachua
1392:Florida
949:Press.
684:are on
58:improve
1728:Walton
1708:Taylor
1698:Sumter
1668:Putnam
1638:Orange
1623:Nassau
1618:Monroe
1608:Martin
1603:Marion
1548:Holmes
1528:Hendry
1523:Hardee
1508:Glades
1468:DeSoto
1448:Citrus
1109:Main:
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601:Height
216:Height
47:, but
1770:Tampa
1765:Miami
1713:Union
1653:Pasco
1478:Duval
1473:Dixie
1413:Baker
1399:Lists
848:Notes
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621:Light
609:Shape
577:piles
574:steel
572:iron
564:Tower
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298:Range
251:Light
224:Shape
192:iron
176:Tower
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1583:Levy
1578:Leon
1568:Lake
1513:Gulf
1453:Clay
1044:2006
997:2008
951:ISBN
920:2019
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720:Cuba
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