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64:Coordinates
1584:Categories
1463:Washington
1403:Santa Rosa
1378:Palm Beach
1363:Okeechobee
1343:Miami-Dade
947:Garden Key
937:Egmont Key
927:Dog Island
560:2017-09-09
508:References
420:US$ 83,000
399:screw-pile
122:Foundation
110:1827
77:81°52′39″W
74:24°27′14″N
19:Lighthouse
1423:St. Lucie
1418:St. Johns
1293:Jefferson
1268:Highlands
1233:Gilchrist
1173:Charlotte
1131:by county
1057:St. Marks
992:Pensacola
902:Cedar Key
762:25 August
384:lightship
356:hurricane
281:Architect
188:First lit
174:"N" (— ∘)
138:Automated
133:cast iron
1433:Suwannee
1413:Seminole
1408:Sarasota
1388:Pinellas
1358:Okaloosa
1263:Hernando
1248:Hamilton
1223:Franklin
1213:Escambia
1193:Columbia
1153:Bradford
1042:St Johns
1017:Sand Key
972:Key West
392:Congress
304:73000589
154:Heritage
52:Location
1521:Bridges
1453:Wakulla
1448:Volusia
1373:Osceola
1328:Manatee
1323:Madison
1318:Liberty
1288:Jackson
1228:Gadsden
1218:Flagler
1188:Collier
1168:Calhoun
1163:Broward
1158:Brevard
1138:Alachua
1122:Florida
426:Gallery
374:As the
360:seawall
1458:Walton
1438:Taylor
1428:Sumter
1398:Putnam
1368:Orange
1353:Nassau
1348:Monroe
1338:Martin
1333:Marion
1278:Holmes
1258:Hendry
1253:Hardee
1238:Glades
1198:DeSoto
1178:Citrus
839:Main:
714:2 June
683:
643:
362:. The
1500:Tampa
1495:Miami
1443:Union
1383:Pasco
1208:Duval
1203:Dixie
1143:Baker
1129:Lists
705:(PDF)
580:(PDF)
487:Notes
380:Honey
336:terns
223:Range
183:Light
170:Racon
146:Shape
102:Tower
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1393:Polk
1313:Levy
1308:Leon
1298:Lake
1243:Gulf
1183:Clay
764:2014
716:2021
681:ISBN
641:ISBN
332:reef
273:Area
212:Lens
199:2015
191:1853
141:1938
1303:Lee
1148:Bay
1120:in
299:No.
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