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MUERTOS ISLAND LIGHT (ISLA CAJA DE MUERTOS)

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: SE OF PONCE ON MUERTOS ISLAND
Nearest City: PONCE
County: PONCE
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1887

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1887
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1945
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: STONE
Markings/Patterns: GRAY W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 63
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1887
Present Optic: 500 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1945
Height of Focal Plane: 297
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1887
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: NEO-CLASSICAL
Construction Materials: CONCRETE

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000690
Name of Listing: FARO DE LA ISLA CAJA DE MUERTOS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-17

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 22 2002 5:23:02 pm EDT
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