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Buckingham School, Orange River School

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    This is a historic school located at the corner of Buckingham and Cemetery Roads in the Buckingham area of Florida. The school was built in 1895.  The architects were T.M. Park and M.S. Gonzales. Closed in 1948. Beginning in 1950 it has been used as a community center.

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National Register of Historic Places Plaque

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Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

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Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

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Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

     Gasparilla Island Lighthouse was originally built in the 1880’s to serve as the Delaware Breakwater Rear Light.  It was moved and reconstructed in 1927 two miles north of Port Poca Grande Lighthouse. It was first lit in 1932.  The lighthouse was automated in 1956.

   The foundation is iron steel piles.  The construction is wrought iron.  The tower shape is skeletal.  The height is 105 feet.

     The lighthouse was deactivated in 2014.  It was renovated and the light was switched on in 2018.

  The lighthouse was place on.the National Register of Historic Places

     

Port Poca Grande Lighthouse and Museum

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Port Poca Grande Lighthouse and Museum

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Port  Poca Grande Lighthouse

Port Poca Grande Lighthouse and Museum

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Port Poca Grande Lighthouse and Museum

In October, 1888, the U.S Congress authorized $35,000 to build lighthouses around Charlotte Harbor. In the extreme southern end of Gasparilla Island, the Port Poca Grande Lighthouse was built in 1890. The lighthouse is a one story structure supported by pilings. It is painted white with green shutters. There is a square tower protruding through the center of the hipped roof. On the top of the tower is and octagonal lantern room that protected the 3 1/2 Fresnel lens. The lantern room is black. 70 feet away from the lighthouse is an almost identical structure minus the tower. This was the residence for the assistant lighthouse keeper.