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sand key lighthouse
8 mMax Depth
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About This Site
First light house at this site is dated back to 1827. Hurricanes toppled over light house after light house. First screw pile foundation was started in 1852, finished in 1853. The very first hydraulic lamp. The lighthouse was automated in 1938. Iron screw piling. Typical spur and grooves of a sandy bottom. Some parts of the lighthouse reach depths of 100ft. An abundance of sea life for photography. It lies within the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary.
Marine Life (12 species)
Brain coralCoralGrouperHawksbill turtleLionfishMoray eelNurse sharksReef fish ( Scorpionfish, boxfish,puffer fish, surgeonfish, angelfish, bannerfish, triggerfish, parrotfish, trumpetfish, pipefish, clown fish, sweeStaghorn CoralStingraysTge biggest brain corals, Elkhorns, etc,etc,etcconchs