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Tampa Bay, Florida. A huge fire sparked by lightning burns out of control on Egmont Key, a beautiful island at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Three vertical image "pano" using a 50mm Nikkor lens.
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In October at Egmont Key, Florida.
This island has unique natural and cultural histories which have made it a great resource since the time settlers first arrived in Florida. Named in honor of John Perceval, the second Earl of Egmont and member of the Irish House of Commons in 1763.
Egmont Key, accessible by boat at the mouth of Tampa bay, is home to the remains of Fort Dade, which along with Fort Desoto used to guard the entrance to Tampa Bay. Now Egmont Key is a popular place to snorkel, enjoy a scenic beach, and take in a bit of history with remains of the fort and an old ghost town scattered around the island.
Egmont Key, accessible by boat at the mouth of Tampa bay, is home to the remains of Fort Dade, which along with Fort Desoto used to guard the entrance to Tampa Bay. Now Egmont Key is a popular place to snorkel, enjoy a scenic beach, and take in a bit of history with remains of the fort and an old ghost town scattered around the island.
This is another image from Egmont Key near Tampa. I like to describe it as a deserted island because that’s what it is. I walked the whole length of it a few weeks ago and it was, I must admit, a little therapeutic. More on the blog: goo.gl/KlJG1G
Egmont Key, accessible by boat at the mouth of Tampa bay, is home to the remains of Fort Dade, which along with Fort Desoto used to guard the entrance to Tampa Bay. Now Egmont Key is a popular place to snorkel, enjoy a scenic beach, and take in a bit of history with remains of the fort and an old ghost town scattered around the island.
At the far end of this deserted island is a forest of dead leafless Palm trunks on the beach. It’s an unusual sight, I’m not sure what happened, but there they are, poking out of the sand, remnants of what once was. More on the blog: goo.gl/Dux2Fm
The Egmont Key Light was built in 1858. It is 87 feet tall.
It is located in Egmont Key State Park, at the entrance to Tampa Bay, Florida. The Florida state park can only be reached by boat or ferry.
When leaving Tampa, you pass the lighthouse just after passing under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The lighthouse will be on the starboard (right) side of the ship.
I took this picture from the deck of the Carnival Miracle in April 2018.
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Today I visited the deserted island known as Egmont Key. It’s near the big city of Tampa but completely removed from civilization. There is nothing here but an old fort, a ghost town, a lighthouse and miles of empty white sand beaches. More on the blog: goo.gl/ytma9L
EXPLORE 9/16/2011 #297
Best view on black, hit L
Taken from Fort De Soto.
See www.egmontkeyferry.com/EgmontKey-the-history.htm for historical information about Egmont Key
Egmont Key is a State Park accessible only by boat, so numbers are limited by convenience, among other factors. Seems like it shows when you look at the beach with its vegetation near the shoreline, it looks pristine.
The Egmont Key Light was built in 1858. It is 87 feet tall.
It is located in Egmont Key State Park, at the entrance to Tampa Bay, Florida. The Florida state park can only be reached by boat or ferry.
When leaving Tampa, you pass the lighthouse just after passing under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The lighthouse will be on the starboard (right) side of the ship.
I took this picture from the deck of the Carnival Miracle in April 2018.
Approaching Egmont Key from the small shuttle boat that takes visitors to this state park. The lighthouse structure dates to 1858 (very old by Florida standards), but unfortunately the original glass cupola was removed during WWII. What a great spot this small island is!
An unidentified chemical tanker, most likely having originated from across the Gulf in Galveston TX, is on the final stage of her Tampa-bound voyage as she passes Egmont Key in the distance.
Th sun sets over the fishing Pier at Fort De Soto in Fort De Soto County Park at the Mouth of Tampa Bay near St Petersburg, Folorida
Good business on a hot Saturday for the ferry from Ft. DeSoto Beach to the uninhabited Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa. A chemical tanker sails past in the background, having discharged her likely cargo of sulphuric acid in Tampa Port. There is regular traffic of the product from Galveston TX.
Shot from Fort De Soto Park, FL
I had mentioned I checked out 3 1/2 lighthouses and of course Chris had to ask about the 1/2 lighthouse. ;-)
This is it. Well, OK, it's not 1/2, it is a complete lighthouse, but I shot this from quite a distance and didn't really get a close look at it. So to me it doesn't really qualify as visiting the lighthouse and I actually didn't notice the lighthouse until way after sunset when I could see the light flashing... every 15 seconds.
The current Egmont Key Light dates from 1858. It is the oldest structure still used for its original purpose, and believed to be the oldest structure of any sort, in the Tampa Bay area.
When the first Egmont Key Light was built in 1848, it was the only lighthouse on the Gulf coast of Florida between Key West and St. Marks. In September 1848 a hurricane covered the island with six feet of water and damaged the new lighthouse. Another hurricane a few weeks later caused more damage, and beach erosion threatened to topple the tower. A hurricane in 1852 again threatened to topple the tower by undermining it. In 1857 work was begun rebuilding the tower. It apparently was moved 90 feet inland at that time. The reconstruction was completed in 1858, and the lighthouse was placed back in service with a new third order Fresnel lens. The lens was removed by Confederates during the Civil War to frustrate the Union Navy efforts to blockade Tampa Bay but was restored after the war.
In 1944 the lantern was removed from the lighthouse tower and replaced with an aerobeacon. The Coast Guard continued to man the lighthouse until 1990, when it became one of the last lighthouses in the United States to be automated.
View from the Gulf beach toward the island's interior. Much of the key is covered by these wild sabal palms (aka cabbage palms).
Egmont Key State Park
**Viewed from Fort De Soto Park**
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Mike & I are members of the Egmont Key Alliance. The Egmont Key Alliance is dedicated to restoring, preserving, and protecting the island, wildlife, and Fort Dade ruins (including the lighthouse built in 1858).
Last weekend, Mike & I participated in the annual lighthouse lighting event funded and organized by the Egmont Key Alliance. 11 new sections of lights (63 feet each section) were assembled and pulled up the sides of the lighthouse to create this beautiful Christmas tree illusion. It took 24 volunteers over 3 hours to complete the task (teamwork at its best).
Once completed, the Egmont Key Alliance held their annual potluck picnic event on the mainland @ Fort De Soto Park and waited for darkness. Here is the picture that Mike took while viewing the lighted lighthouse from the pier @ Fort De Soto Park.
Patti :)
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Carte de visite of Isaac S. Bradbury by C.H. Williamson of Brooklyn, N.Y. Ensign Bradbury, a sailor from Machias, Maine, spent a significant portion of the Civil War on blockade duty off the coast of North Carolina aboard the gunboat Cambridge. He survived the war and continued on in the navy. But his career was short lived: On January 4, 1866, while in command of the armed tug Narcissus, he and his entire company of 32 men were lost when the ship wrecked on Egmont Key, Fla.
Researching the life and military service of this sailor is currently in progress. If you have any information to share, including letters, journals, and other personal and public documents, please contact me.
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