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Puerto Rico Light Stations(1139 total words in this text)(2601 Reads)  (FARO DE ARECIBO) PORT ARECIBO ENTRANCE/NORTH SHORE; ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF SAN JUAN ON THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO Station Established: 1898 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1898 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1964 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: HEXAGONAL ATTACHED. TO RECTANGULAR BLDG Height: 46-feet, focal plane height = 120-feet Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN Characteristics: Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1898 Foghorn: GENERAL INFORMATION: The United States acquired the lighthouses of Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish American War. The Spanish had erected modern up to date illumination systems. The lighthouses were well built and have never had to be rebuilt. 1900: The lighthouse board acquired responsibility for the aids to navigation CABRAS ISLAND LIGHT Station Established: 1902 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1902 Operational? YES Automated? YES Deactivated: Foundation Materials: Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL ATTACHED TO SQUARE HOUSE Markings/Pattern: NATURAL "TURRETT" Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1902 CAPE ROJO LIGHT (CABO ROJO) SOUTHEAST OF POLE OJEA ON CAPE ROJO Station Established: 1882 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1882 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1967 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: HEXAGONAL Markings/Pattern: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1882 CAPE SAN JUAN LIGHT (CABO SAN JUAN) CAPE SAN JUAN/NE OF SOROCCO Station Established: 1880 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1880 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1975 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK BAND AROUND BASE/BLACK LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1880 CARDONA ISLAND LIGHT SOUTH OF PONCE ON CARDONA ISLAND Station Established: 1889 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1889 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1962 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER 1889 CULEBRITA ISLAND LIGHT (ISLA CULEBRITA) VIRGIN PASSAGE/ANTILLES ISLAND Station Established: 1886 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1886 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1964 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL Markings/Pattern: GRAY TOWER/RED TRIM ON DWELLING Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1888 FORT LOUISA AUGUSTA LIGHT GUANICA LIGHT POINT MESETA/SOUTH SHORE Station Established: 1893 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1893 Operational? NO Automated? UNK Deactivated: 1950 Foundation Materials: Construction Materials: BRICK & CEMENT BLOCKS Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL W/OUT LANTERN Markings/Pattern: WHITE Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER 1893 MONA ISLAND LIGHT (ISLA DE MONA) MONA ISLAND/WEST SHORE PUERTO RICO Station Established: 1900 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1900 Operational? NO Automated? YES 1973 Deactivated: 1976 Foundation Materials: CONCRETE Construction Materials: IRON Tower Shape: SKELETAL W/CENTRAL CYLINDER Markings/Pattern: BLACK Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE Original Lens: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL 1900 MUERTOS ISLAND LIGHT (ISLA CAJA DE MUERTOS) SE OF PONCE ON MUERTOS ISLAND Station Established: 1887 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1887 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1945 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL Markings/Pattern: GRAY W/BLACK LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1887 POINT BORINQUEN LIGHT 1.3 MILES NE OF POINT BORINQUEN Station Established: 1889 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1920 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1976 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL W/OUT LANTERN Markings/Pattern: GRAY Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER 1889 POINT FIGURAS LIGHT (PUNTA DE LAS FIGURAS) S.E. OF ARROYO/SOUTH SHORE Station Established: 1893 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1893 Operational? NO Automated? UNK Deactivated: 1938 Foundation Materials: Construction Materials: BRICK/STONE Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL TOWER ON DWELLING Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/O LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1893 POINT JIGUERO (HIGUERO) LIGHT NORTHWEST ON RINCON Station Established: 1892 Z Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1922 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1933 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: CONCRETE Construction Materials: CONCRETE Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL CYLINDRICAL Markings/Pattern: GRAY Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER 1892 POINT MULAS LIGHT WEST SHORE VIEQUES ISLAND Station Established: 1885 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1896 Operational? NO Automated? YES 1949 Deactivated: Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: BRICK/STONE Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL ON RECTANGULAR DWELLING Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1896 POINT TUNA LIGHT SOUTHEAST OF PUERTO MAUNABO Station Established: 1892 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1892 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1989 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: STONE Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1892 PORT FERRO LIGHT PORT SAN JUAN (EL MORRO) LIGHT ON EL MORRO/SAN JUAN HARBOR ENTRANCE Station Established: 1846 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1908 Operational? YES Automated? YES 1962 Deactivated: n/a Foundation Materials: FORT Construction Materials: BRICK/MASONRY Tower Shape: SQUARE TOWER ON CASTLE Markings/Pattern: GRAY "MOORISH REVIVAL" Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1908 PUERTO FERRO LIGHT (FARO DE PUERTO FERRO) SOUTH SHORE VIEQUES ISLAND Station Established: 1896 Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1896 Operational? NO Automated? Deactivated: 1926 Foundation Materials: Construction Materials: STONE Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL W/OUT LANTERN Markings/Pattern: WHITE Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL |
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