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Fowey Rocks Lighthouse - Fowey Light
was built 6 miles off the shore of Key Biscayne since Cape Florida lighthouse
was built 3 miles back from a dangerous rock ledge if a ship was to make
it past the Fowey Rocks. Construction on Fowey Lighthouse began in
1875 and the old lighthouse reservation on Soldier Key was used as a supply
depot and barracks. Fowey Light was fist lit on June 15,1878 and
Cape Florida was extinguished at that time. The total cost for the
project was $163,015 . Fowey Rocks lighthouse is built in about 30
- 35 feet of water on a reef and has kept local and International ship
traffic in the International waters some 12 miles offshore.
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