Charlotte Harbor Light

July 22, 2019
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Charlotte Harbor Light, Punta Gorda, Florida

CHARLOTTE HARBOR LIGHT

Location: CHARLOTTE HARBOR LIGHT GULF OF MEXICO, FLORIDA
Station Established: 1890
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 18
Operational? NO
Automated? 1918
Deactivated: 1943
Foundation Materials: IRON PILINGS
Construction Materials: WOODEN
Tower Shape: N/A
Markings/Pattern: N/A
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: N/A

Historical Information

  • The Charlotte Harbor Light was built on a similar plan to the 1890 Gasparilla Island Light.
  • The light is destroyed.

Researched and written by Melissa Buckler, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.