While strolling through Key West, Grace and I came across a lighthouse in the middle of town. very unusual. when we got back home, I googled it. this is what is said:
The Key West lighthouse was originally much closer to the shore but instead of the waterfront eroding away, as is the case most of the time, landfill was brought in leaving the Key West lighthouse further inland. Another lighthouse existed before this one. It was built in 1825 about twelve hundred feet from the present one, but a hurricane destroyed it in 1846 and claimed the lives of fourteen people who had taken shelter inside."
for further info. please click on this link. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=366
Beautiful pic. and interesting story of this nice lighthouse. Mostly it goes other way round and the disappear into the water . No need for moving closer to the shore ?
Ian