Dec 6, 2023
Clipper ship Berlin, north from the Dry Tortugas
A brick lighthouse replaced the original in 1858 – about the time Hogan was making land claims in the Ozarks. The Dry Tortugas lighthouse, along with the Garden Key lighthouse at Fort Jefferson, were the only lights on the Gulf coast that stayed in full operation throughout the American Civil War. It was decommissioned in December 2015. Having passed Key West, the next landmark was the Tortugas.…
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