Gasparilla Island Lighthouse 220 Gulf Boulevard , Fl

     Gasprilla Island Lighthouse is one of the two lighthouses located in Gasparilla Island  state park.  Standing 105 feet, it was built in 1881 by Phoenix Island Iron Company.  It was originally located in Delaware.

Signage for the Historic Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

Entrance to Lighthouse

Window in the Lighthouse

View of the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse from the Parking Lot

Lighthouse seen at a distance

     In 1927, it was reassembled and installed in Gasparilla Island just south Boca Grande. It was painted white.  A fourth order Fresnel lens was installed and was lit on January 1, 1932.

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