Construction of two jetties, each over 300 ft. in length,
and 300 ft. apart, one on the north side and the other on the
south side of the inlet. The permit for the above construction
works was issued on April 20, 1922 by Mr. Lansing H. Beach, Major
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Dredging
at the Inlet 2006 |
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1922
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Photos of the Inlet from the Lighthouse looking toward todays
Suni Sands and DuBois Park (Stone's Point). David Stone shipwrecked
near Jupiter Inlet between 1842 and 1856 and became the first
recoded settler.
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In 1967 the daughters of the American Colonists placed a
marker on the lighthouse grounds with the names of all the lighthouse
keepers inscribed thereon.
The lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1973.
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Weather
Bureau and Wireless Telegraph Station |
Photos
used with permission from the
State Library & Archives of Florida
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The light station was electrified
in 1928 and damaged by a hurricane later the same year. The
storm knocked out the electrical plant, forcing the keeper's
son to turn the lens by hand and use the old style old lamps
to keep the light going through the storm. During the storm,
the top of the tower was reported to have swayed up to 17
inches.
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Photos
above used with permission from Bob Coblentz
of
Suni Sands
Today the Lighthouse is the oldest
existing structure in Palm Beach County and is operated by the
US Coast Guard. It is still an active aid to navigation and
a warm welcome home to residents of the Jupiter area.
The City of Jupiter, FL and the federal government recently
completed an $850,000 renovation of the structure.
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