Lighhouses of the Florida Keys
... In Florida there are over thirty lighthouses. Six of these lighthouses are in the Florida Keys. ... Located in Saddlebunch Keys, standing one hundred and six feet above water is the American Shoal Lighthouse (McCarthy 61). The American Shoal Lighthouse is the last lighthouse to be built in the Florida Keys (Hurley; Love 250; McCarthy 63). ... It killed over four hundred people in the Keys. ... The lighthouse was anchored to the reefs and was used to protect shipping along the Florida Reef (De Wire 54). This lighthouse is the first screw pile lighthouse to be built in the Keys. ... The Florida Keys Lighthouses suffered many tragedies from hurricanes to storms and fires, but these lighthouses have withstood them all. ... Lighthouses of the Florida Keys. ... Guide to Florida Lighthouses. ... “ Florida Keys. ... Florida Lighthouses. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1990. ... The Florida Keys A History of the Pioneers.