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We get asked about the rock jetty at just about every #HillsboroLighthouse tour. The lower part is from 1930. The previous several years, the #USLHS had built 6 wood/riprap jetties along the #Atlantic shore to help prevent erosion. These were more trouble than they were worth and were washed away in storms. District 6 Inspector Beck had wanted a granite block jetty instead, but was denied repeatedly, until he finally won out. #Onthisday in 1930 the “Schooner Georgette came to anchor off Station... Mr J.O. Webster commenced of unloading stone.” The upper portion wouldn’t come until the 1960’s, with the open “weir” in between purposely left as such to allow sand to collect. More on this story to come. (Text courtesy of the #NationalArchives) #hillsborobeach #pompanobeach #lighthousepoint #ftlauderdale #florida #lighthouse (at Hillsboro Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gOsnPnQQ_/?igshid=1hlr39mxzhl0b

#Onthisday in 1911. “Moderate ESE wind rainy- Took clockwork entirely to pieces, and Mr Knight put same back himself under instruction from retiring keeper. A A Berghell left station at 11:30 a.m.” The Berghell era ended, and Knight’s was just beginning. South #Florida would never be the same. (Text courtesy of the #NationalArchives) If you have the #USLHS calendar, you’ll notice that the photo for August is the one pictured here. Very honored to be one of this years winners. #hillsborobeach #pompanobeach #lighthousepoint #fl #lovefl (at Hillsboro Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ngEwlHivo/?igshid=o1x8xursu1hx

#Onthisday in 1910 the operating name changed from the United States Light House Establishment (USLHE) to the United States Light House Service (USLHS) Then on this day in 1939, President Roosevelt’s plan in the Reorganization Act went into effect. This ended the #USLHS and all US lighthouses went under the control of the #USCG, who didn’t want anything to do with them, but had no choice. This was also the starting day of two of the #HillsboroLighthouse OIC’s (Keepers), first Larry Jessie in 1992, and then David Lee Sparkenbaugh in 1997. Sparkenbaugh is sadly yet another keeper we know nothing about. If you do, please share! #pompanobeach #hillsborobeach #lighthousepoint #florida #lighthouse #history (at Hillsboro Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXt4P2HT-Y/?igshid=1ra6vaqyfei3k

#blackistonelighthouse #danahoodozen #uslhs #uslighthousesociety #marylandlighthouses #lighthousesofinstagram #lighthousesofmaryland #potomacriver (at Blackistone Lighthouse - St. Clement's Island)