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The Spindly Lights of Florida

By Kathleen Finnegan

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Crooked River - The lighthouse was built as a ...
Photo by: Harry Pettit

One of the more unique styles of lighthouses is the tall spindly lighthouses usually located off-shore in the middle of the water.

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Gasparilla Island Rear Range -This lighthouse ...
Photo by: Alan R. Headley

These lights are seen across the USA but they are predominantly in Florida, particularly the Keys. Here are a few of those incredible lighthouse structures that I find so very unique.

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Sanibel Island - The grounds are now open to the ...
Photo by: Alan Bot


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Anclote Key - The lighthouse was relighted on ...
Photo by: Tammy Wolfe


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Cape San Blas - The fourth lighthouse, the ...
Photo by: Selina D. Wood


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Hillsboro Inlet - Tours of this beautiful station ...
Photo by: Mary Hannah Clodfelter


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