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CAPE FLORIDA Beach & Bay Loops: Round-the-Cape |
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CAPE FLORIDA Beach & Bay Loops: Round-the-Cape |
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| The 95 foot tall white brick lighthouse is the focal point of the historic lighthouse compound where the original tower was built in 1825. It was rebuilt following the Second Seminole War when warriors attacked and set fire to it and the Keeper's Cottage. The lighthouse, elevated 30 feet to its present height in 1856 by Lt. (later General) George G. Meade, rises 95 feet. A panoramic view of surrounding waters, islands, and Keys awaits those who climb the 109 steps up the circular iron stairway to the watch room at the top of South Florida's oldest landmark, overlooking the Gulf Stream and Biscayne Bay. |  |
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