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Second Key West Lighthouse

Key West, Florida
· Present Location 1848-Today
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Following the destruction of the first Key West Lighthouse during the devastating Havana Hurricane of 1846, a new lighthouse was built farther inland at its present-day location. The tower and keeper’s quarters were completed in less than and the tower was first lit in 1848.
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