A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-26-03....Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse

dansangel

[dansangel]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, dansangel, dutchess, Mama_Bear, Aquamarine ~

From The Loxahatchee River Historical Society, Jupiter, Florida Website:

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is the oldest existing structure in Palm Beach County, FL. It was completed and first lit on July 10, 1860. The lighthouse stands on an ancient Indian shell mound, dated around 700 AD and is 108 feet high with 105 steps from the base to the top.

The light was produced by a first order Fresnel lens made by the Henry-Lepaute Company in Paris. The rotating lens flashes (burst of light when bulls-eye passes viewer's line of vision) is 1.2 seconds, eclipses (darkens) 6.6 seconds, flashes 1.2 seconds, eclipses 21 seconds, and then repeats the cycle. The light can be viewed approximately 20 miles out at sea.

George Gordon Meade, a Lieutenant at the Bureau of Topographical Engineers and later the general who defeated Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg, designed the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Work began on the mound in 1853, but slowed when the inlet filled with silt, the Third Seminole War erupted from 1855 to 1858, and Florida's notorious heat, humidity, and insects took their toll on the workmen.

After the light was lit in 1860, a group of Confederate sympathizers, including some of the Lighthouse Keepers, sneaked into the tower and removed enough of the lamp and revolving mechanism to make it unserviceable. Throughout the war, the light remained dark.

After the war, sections of the lens assembly were returned, and the light once again beamed on June 28, 1866. Captain James Armour became the lighthouse keeper and would serve for forty-two years.

During World War II, it was necessary for wartime safety to dim the lighthouse through the use of a low-wattage bulb. Several ships were sunk offshore, and the sad duty of recovering the bodies as they washed ashore fell to the Lighthouse Keepers.

In 1959, the two-story Lighthouse Keeper's dwelling was torn down and new quarters were built. In 1973, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse was put on the National Register of Historic Places. For a number of years, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse was painted a "firehouse" red, but during the 1999 restoration, the tower's color was returned to the natural red brick. The work on the tower took 8 months and cost $850,000.

The Loxahatchee River Historical Society administers the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned and maintained as an active maritime aid to navigation by the U.S. Coast Guard.



Previous Lighthouse Threads on the Finest:

"Lighthouses - Tybee Island, Hunting Island and St. Simons Island"

"The Lighthouse at Old Presque Isle, MI"

"Sapelo Island, GA Lighthouse"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 11-24-03 Military Monday 11-25-03 Countdown To The Holidays

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

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5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

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submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45MAN at danbh59@yahoo.com
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[dansangel]

[dansangel]

Welcome Finest FRiends! Come take a relaxing journey to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and visit with some of the Finest people on FR.

[dansangel]

God Bless Our Military

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Dansangel; Dutchess; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son The Mayor........................niece LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.....................nephew ValerieUSA................2 sons Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................activve duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty StarCMC......................brother TexKat...................son and stepson Atomic Conspiracy....half-brother, niece, and nephew

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel..................niece dixie sass.............nephew BeAllYouCanBe.........son AgThorn...............2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.................son kimmie7...............brother Tiffee4Bob.............boyfriend Explorer89............brother ODC-GIRL............active duty

[JohnHuang2]

G'morning and very Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, my friend :-)

[.45MAN]

Good morning to all. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. With My final approval this page has gone up.. I am always in the background you know..

[dansangel]

((((((((JH2))))))))

Thank You, dear FRiend! If I don't *see* you tomorrow, please have a very Happy, Safe and Blessed Thanksgiving, as well.

[JohnHuang2]

Backatya (((((((((((dansangel)))))))))))))))

[dansangel]

I am always in the background you know..

Not as far as *I'm* concerned, silly man!

((((((((.45MAN))))))))))

(((((****smoochies****)))))

[JohnHuang2]

G'morning, friend, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Angel.

[dansangel]

((((((Aeronaut))))))))

I was getting worried about you!

If I don't see you later, please have a Blessed Thanksgiving.

[Aeronaut]

I was getting worried about you!

I overslept. ;-)
May you and yours also have a blessed Thanksgiving.

[dansangel]

I overslept. ;-)

I'm glad that's all it was.

:-)

[.45MAN]

Good morning Aeronaut a little late today, trouble landing?

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Aeronaut a little late today, trouble landing?

Good morning sir. No excuses sir!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Thanksgiving Eve !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[GailA]

Morning FRiends...hope this finds all well and going to have a good day tomorrow with all the 'goodies' we set on our tables. DK and I will be out of town at his brother's in So. Ill until Sunday evening.

Coffee's on

[dansangel]

Yo (((((Meekie)))))

*Love* that turkey cartoon! LOL!

Enjoy your Humpday and Happy Thanksgiving (almost) to you and your family.

[The Mayor]

Death is swallowed up in victory. —1 Corinthians 15:54

Christians never say goodbye to each other for the last time.

[dansangel]

Christians never say goodbye to each other for the last time.

Amen ((((((Rus)))))))

I wish you and your family a Blessed, safe and Happy Thanksgiving! Our Father has given us all so many blessings to be thankful for.