fleet.wikisort.org - LighthouseCulebrita Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro Culebrita) is the only remaining Spanish-era structure in the Culebra archipelago. Construction of the lighthouse began on September 25, 1882, and was completed on February 25, 1886. The Spanish Crown built the lighthouse to help secure its claim over the main island of Culebra. It is the most eastern light outside mainland Puerto Rico. It guided navigation through the Virgin Passage and the Vieques Sound connecting in the Puerto Rico Light System with the Cape San Juan Light.
Spanish-era lighthouse in Culebra, Puerto Rico
Lighthouse
Culebrita Lighthouse 
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Location | Culebrita, Culebra, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°18′49″N 65°13′39″W |
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Construction | 1882 |
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Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
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First lit | 1886 |
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Deactivated | 1975 |
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Faro Isla de Culebrita |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
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Nearest city | Culebra, Puerto Rico |
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Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
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Built | 1886 |
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MPS | Lighthouse System of Puerto Rico TR |
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NRHP reference No. | 81000686[1] |
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Added to NRHP | October 22, 1981 |
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It is located on Culebrita, a mile-long, half-a-mile-wide key off Culebra, an island-municipality of Puerto Rico.[2]
It was one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the Caribbean until 1975 when the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard closed the facility. The United States Coast Guard has replaced the lighthouse with a solar powered light beacon.
The Culebrita Lighthouse was registered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1981; however, no work has been done to maintain the facility. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo caused extensive damage, and in 1995 the tower was destroyed by Hurricane Marilyn. The Culebra Foundation, starting in 1994, has tried to attract local and federal attention to save the lighthouse, but they have had little success. The lighthouse is in danger of collapsing.[3]
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See also
- List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico
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На других языках
- [en] Culebrita Lighthouse
[es] Faro Culebrita
El Faro Culebrita[1] es la única estructura de la época española que queda en el archipiélago de Culebra, en Puerto Rico. La construcción del faro comenzó el 25 de septiembre de 1882, y se completó el 25 de febrero de 1886. La Corona española construyó el faro para ayudar a proteger su reclamación sobre la isla principal de Culebra. Es el más oriental de los faros de Puerto Rico. Guía a la navegación a través del Paso de la Virgen y paso de Vieques en conexión con el sistema de faros de Puerto Rico con el faro del cabo San Juan. Fue uno de los faros más antiguos en funcionamiento en el Caribe hasta 1975, cuando la Armada y la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. cerraron la instalación. La Guardia Costera de los Estados Unidos ha sustituido la instalación con un faro de luz solar. El Faro de Culebrita fue registrado en el registro nacional de lugares históricos en 22 de octubre de 1981; sin embargo, no se ha trabajado para mantener la instalación.
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