A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-26-03....Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse

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[dansangel]

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From The Loxahatchee River Historical Society, Jupiter, Florida Website:

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is the oldest existing structure in Palm Beach County, FL. It was completed and first lit on July 10, 1860. The lighthouse stands on an ancient Indian shell mound, dated around 700 AD and is 108 feet high with 105 steps from the base to the top.

The light was produced by a first order Fresnel lens made by the Henry-Lepaute Company in Paris. The rotating lens flashes (burst of light when bulls-eye passes viewer's line of vision) is 1.2 seconds, eclipses (darkens) 6.6 seconds, flashes 1.2 seconds, eclipses 21 seconds, and then repeats the cycle. The light can be viewed approximately 20 miles out at sea.

George Gordon Meade, a Lieutenant at the Bureau of Topographical Engineers and later the general who defeated Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg, designed the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Work began on the mound in 1853, but slowed when the inlet filled with silt, the Third Seminole War erupted from 1855 to 1858, and Florida's notorious heat, humidity, and insects took their toll on the workmen.

After the light was lit in 1860, a group of Confederate sympathizers, including some of the Lighthouse Keepers, sneaked into the tower and removed enough of the lamp and revolving mechanism to make it unserviceable. Throughout the war, the light remained dark.

After the war, sections of the lens assembly were returned, and the light once again beamed on June 28, 1866. Captain James Armour became the lighthouse keeper and would serve for forty-two years.

During World War II, it was necessary for wartime safety to dim the lighthouse through the use of a low-wattage bulb. Several ships were sunk offshore, and the sad duty of recovering the bodies as they washed ashore fell to the Lighthouse Keepers.

In 1959, the two-story Lighthouse Keeper's dwelling was torn down and new quarters were built. In 1973, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse was put on the National Register of Historic Places. For a number of years, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse was painted a "firehouse" red, but during the 1999 restoration, the tower's color was returned to the natural red brick. The work on the tower took 8 months and cost $850,000.

The Loxahatchee River Historical Society administers the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned and maintained as an active maritime aid to navigation by the U.S. Coast Guard.



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THIS WEEK'S THREADS 11-24-03 Military Monday 11-25-03 Countdown To The Holidays

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[dansangel]

Have a safe trip and a Blessed Thanksgiving ((((((Gail))))) and (((((Rocky))))))

[martin_fierro]

Been there.

Done that.

COOL PLACE!

(BTW, did you get your tagline from Laura Ingram's book? I'm reading it now)

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[The Mayor]

Thankyou and I wish the same for you and yours.

Three kids out the door for school, one to go.

I love the old lighthouses, I have a pic of my favorite one somewhere.

[dansangel]

(BTW, did you get your tagline from Laura Ingram's book? I'm reading it now)

Actually I made it up based on all of the slurs the Dems have been flinging our way. I suggested making the tagline field larger because the adjectives are going to continue to grow, I imagine!

I'm not familiar with Ingram's book - brief synopsis please when you have a chance?

I used to live in Juno Beach (next door to Jupiter) back in the 80's, but the lighthouse wasn't open then. Hope to visit it on a trip to Mom and Dad's.

((((((((((((M_F))))))))))))))

[dansangel]

I love the old lighthouses, I have a pic of my favorite one somewhere

Please share when you get a minute! :-)

[nicmarlo]

Morning, meekie!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[The Mayor]

OH, The memories of this place.....

NOBSKA POINT LIGHT

Location: WOODS HOLE HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: WOODS HOLE
Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD
Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING
Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY
Access: NOBSKA ROAD
Phone: 508-457-3219
Nobska Point Light was built in 1876. It is located at
Nobska Point overlooking Woods Hole Harbor near Woods Hole,
Massachusetts. This light was automated in 1985.

This beach is the best beach on Cape Cod, no one knows about it.
Well the tourists that is. We went there 5 or 6 years ago
none of my family had ever been to the Cape so I took them.
It was busier than when I was younger, but still pretty private.
This is where I use to hang out when I was a teenager.
I use to sit on the rocks in front of the Lighthouse on a huge
flat rock and draw all day, wish I still hand some of my old drawings.
If there was ever a place where I would want to live and retire, this would be the place.

Compliments of
www.boattalk.com/lighthouse/ massachusetts.htm

[dansangel]

.45MAN - check out The Mayor's post about Woods Hole. Are you familiar with this?

Rus, it is absolutely beautiful. taxachusetts is a horrible state to live in (I left in 1978 - never to return), but there is nothing like the Cape for people that visit. So many beautiful things to see - so many exquisite beaches.

That lighthouse is breathtaking - enjoyed your memories. Thank you so much for sharing!

[FreeTheHostages]

I am always in the background you know.

LOL, good for you! I think I even see you there in the righthand corner . . . . We do appreciate you lending us your cheerful wife for these things -- I know it's a LOT of effort to get one of these threads up.

[FreeTheHostages]

This is pretty!

And it IS relaxing -- which is JUST what we all need right now given the pre-holiday rush!

Thanks dansangel! {{{dansangel}}} The pledge is too cute, too.

[dansangel]

(((((((Freezie)))))

Thank you for the kind words. I *always* become relaxed by the water and especially when there is a lighthouse to enhance the experience. Glad you *feel* it, too.

We plan to spend the holiday alone (daughter is out of town and has to work Friday - ugh). We also plan to avoid the madness on Friday. Got lots of lthings to keep me occupied at home.

Hope you and yours have a safe and restful and Blessed Thanksgiving!

[The Mayor]

16 photos, Click here for more Photos follow the link it's great..

[FreeTheHostages]

Yes, this year I'm not travelling for Thanksgiving and I'm THANKful for that!! LOL

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you ! I hope you and your hubster and family have a lovely Thanksgiving too ! ...

[dansangel]

Those photos are outstanding! *Thank you* for the link.

I could look at lighthouses all day - but then I'd probably lose my job! :-(

[martin_fierro]

Synopsis from Ingram's book, "Shut Up And Sing":

Meet the Elites

They think you're stupid. They think all freedom-loving Americans are stupid. They think patriotism is stupid. They think churchgoing is stupid. They think flag-flying is stupid. They think having big families is stupid. They are sure that where we live-anywhere but near or in a few major cities-is an insipid cultural wasteland.

They think your SUV is evil-although theirs are absolutely necessary They think owning a gun is criminal. They think George W Bush is an idiot. They even think it's wrong for us to protect our nation and our loved ones. Worst of all, they think our abiding belief in the goodness of America and its founding principles is naive and misguided.

But in this refreshing and blisteringly insight­ful look at the elites, Laura Ingraham reveals that they, not us, are pickled in prejudice, morally blind, and outrageously hypocritical. In a word, they are stupid. Ingraham exposes the outra­geous howlers and muddled thinking peddled by a rogues' gallery of Hollywood celebs, media yuppies, trial lawyers, multiculturalists, God­haters, and race-relations bullies who are exalted as heroes by the elite.

Ingraham unmasks the shallowness of elite thinking everywhere it is found: in politics, the media, the ivory tower, arts and entertainment, and even business and international organiza­tions. Nor does she restrict her skewering. of the elites, to its natural home, the Democratic Party­ -- she ably zeroes in on elite enclaves within the GOP as well.

Excerpt:

"Elites come in all shapes and sizes. They inhabit politics, the media, universities, and Hollywood. They don't agree on every issue, but they do agree on this: They're tired of the American voter getting in the way of their agenda.

"They have tried to enlighten us, but we just don't seem to understand. They have tried to instruct us on the right way to think in this interdependent inter­global community.They have enlisted their friends in the media to bombard us with their ideas. They have tried to develop a new generation of elites through indoctrination in the public schools and universities. But we're just not buying any of it.

"We still want limited government. We want to pay lower taxes. We want to protect our borders. We fight back when we're attacked.

"We drive huge, gas-guzzling Subur­bans. We own guns and don't want to have to check in with Big Brother every time we buy a Daisy air rifle at Wal­-Mart. We want God acknowledged in _ our public schools and our public life. We demand the protection of children in the womb. We want judges who enforcethe law, not invent it.

"Somehow, we still believe in one nation under God. We still believe thatwe are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We think we live in a great country - that `city on a hill.' We love America, and put our hands over our hearts when `The Star Spangled Banner' is played. And it drives them crazy!"

[The Mayor]

Gotta run, kids are gone to school, wife just got back home.

My turn to go do some work. Have a great day, I'll be back tonight.

[Donaeus]

Good Pre-Turkey Day morning! I am getting so antsy for the holiday to start I can hardly sit in my chair! LOL I hope everyone has a blessed and safe holiday with their family and loved ones. May we especially remember our troops with prayers of thanks to the Lord. (((((ALL)))))

[Pippin]

Good Morning Meekie!

What does "MINOB" mean?

[martin_fierro]

Right back atcha, D! <|:)~