Jupiter Lighthouse, 1920s.

Photograph

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Jacksonville History Center

Jupiter Lighthouse, 1920s.

Jupiter Lighthouse, 1920s.

Name/Title

Jupiter Lighthouse, 1920s.

Entry/Object ID

2003.001.143

Description

Jupiter was one of six Florida lighthouse projects assigned to a young Army Lieutenant named George Gordon Meade, born in Cadiz, Spain. A decade later, he would famously defeat Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg as a General of the Union Army. Meade selected the site and created the original design for the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. His successor, Lieutenant William Raynolds, improved on the final design by adding height and a double wall. Edward Yorke, a civilian, oversaw construction of the tower which was completed in May 1860.

Collection

Chapin Photographic Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects