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FL S1906

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

1/31/2018

Primary Sponsor

Dorothy Hukill

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse on May 11, 2018
  • Original lighthouse built in 1848 was 65 feet tall and visible for 10 miles; current lighthouse with brick and cast iron construction was completed on May 11, 1868
  • First-order Fresnel lens installed in 1868 could be seen 22 miles at sea and was fueled by whale oil; replaced with high-power searchlight in 1993
  • Lighthouse relocated in 1893 by mule over specially constructed tracks and transferred to U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing in 2000, making it the only operational lighthouse owned and maintained by the Air Force
  • Directs presentation of a copy of the resolution to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation as recognition of preservation efforts

Legislative Description

Cape Canaveral Lighthouse 150th Anniversary

Last Action

Adopted

1/31/2018

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