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Lighthouse Technology: Fresnel Lens

2015-11-18T08:00:27-05:00November 18th, 2015|

Welcome to our newest blog series where we will examine the technological innovations that improved lighthouses and made coastlines around the world safer. Each installment of the blog series will cover an invention or technological application introduced at the St. Augustine Lighthouse in its history. This first installment will focus on the powerhouse of the lighthouse – the first order Fresnel lens. Lighthouse Illumination The first lighthouses, as we recognize them now, were simply bonfires [...]

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Six Common Misconceptions about the St. Augustine Lighthouse

2020-11-11T11:30:06-05:00October 21st, 2015|

Six Common Misconceptions about the St. Augustine Lighthouse The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum is a popular destination in our nation’s oldest city, but many misconceptions about it persist. Each of the following are NOT TRUE, but are often thought to be. Misconception #1 – The St. Augustine Lighthouse is Florida’s first lighthouse. The old St. Augustine Lighthouse Florida’s first lighthouse was the old St. Augustine Lighthouse (often called the Old Spanish [...]

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Lighthouse Tower and Fresnel Lens Celebrate 140 Years on Oct. 15th

2014-10-08T12:00:09-04:00October 8th, 2014|

Special programs and restoration work on the lighthouse’s first order Fresnel lens will mark the 140th anniversary of the brick tower’s first lighting on Oct. 15, 1874. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. – On the evening of Oct. 15, 1874, Head Keeper William Russell lit the 370 prism, first order Fresnel lens in St. Augustine’s new lighthouse for the first time. In the 140 years since, the lens and its 165 ft. tall tower have presided over [...]

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