American Shoal Quick Facts

Year Station Established: 1880

Is the Light operational? Yes

Year Light First Lit: 1880

Year Automated: 1963

Shape: Octagonal Skeletal

Tower Height: 109   ft.

Original Optic: 1st Order, Fresnel

Present Optic: VRB-25, Solar

Existing Keepers Quarters? Yes
     Year Constructed: 1880
      Number of Stories: 2
      Architectural Style: Victorian
      Construction Materials: Cast Iron

         

American Shoal Lighthouse
Near Sugarloaf Key, Florida