Nancy Violeta Velez
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in texture
# 110 ~365 Work with textures
Jupiter, Florida, USA
May, 2nd/2010
Nikon D5000
The Jupiter Inlet Light is located in Jupiter, Florida, on the north side of the Jupiter Inlet. The site for the lighthouse was chosen in 1853. It is located between Cape Canaveral Light and Hillsboro Inlet Light. The lighthouse was designed by then Lieutenant George G. Meade of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. The Jupiter Inlet silted shut in 1854, forcing all building supplies to be shipped in light boats down the Indian River. Work was interrupted from 1856 to 1858 by the Third Seminole War. The lighthouse was completed in 1860 at a cost of more than $60,000.00.
The lighthouse was built on an Indian shell mound (midden). The top of the 105 foot tower is 146 feet above sea level. The light can be seen 25 miles at sea. The walls are 31 inches thick at the base and taper to 18 inches near the top. The tower was left unpainted for the first fifty years, but had grown so discolored that it was painted red around 1910.
Textures by: darwood67 Thank you very much!
and: SkeletalMess Thank you Jerry!
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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in texture
# 110 ~365 Work with textures
Jupiter, Florida, USA
May, 2nd/2010
Nikon D5000
The Jupiter Inlet Light is located in Jupiter, Florida, on the north side of the Jupiter Inlet. The site for the lighthouse was chosen in 1853. It is located between Cape Canaveral Light and Hillsboro Inlet Light. The lighthouse was designed by then Lieutenant George G. Meade of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. The Jupiter Inlet silted shut in 1854, forcing all building supplies to be shipped in light boats down the Indian River. Work was interrupted from 1856 to 1858 by the Third Seminole War. The lighthouse was completed in 1860 at a cost of more than $60,000.00.
The lighthouse was built on an Indian shell mound (midden). The top of the 105 foot tower is 146 feet above sea level. The light can be seen 25 miles at sea. The walls are 31 inches thick at the base and taper to 18 inches near the top. The tower was left unpainted for the first fifty years, but had grown so discolored that it was painted red around 1910.
Textures by: darwood67 Thank you very much!
and: SkeletalMess Thank you Jerry!
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