Pulaski Shoals Light, Florida Keys, Florida
Skeletal tower light built in 1935.
PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT
Location: IN 15 FEET OF WATER ON THE EAST SIDE OF PULAKSI SHOAL, ABOUT 30 MILES NW OF KEY WEST, NORTH OF DRY TORTUGAS
Station Established: 1935
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1935
Operational: No
Automated: 1935
Deactivated: Yes
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: Black skeleton tower on piles.
Height: 49-feet
Original lens: 500mm
Characteristic: Flashing white, flash 0.4 seconds eclipse 2.6 seconds
Fog Signal: None
Historical Information:
- Design for a standardized wrought iron structure developed in 1932.
- Pulaski Shoal tower established in 1935. Identical structures put in place were Cosgrove Shoal Light (1935), Smith Shoal Light (1933) and the Tennessee Reef Light (1935).