| Crooked River Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Carrabelle Florida United States |
| Location: | Crooked River |
| Managing Organization: | Carrabelle Lighthouse Association |
| Website: | http://crookedriverlighthouse.org |
| Notes: | This lighthouse was built as a replacement for Dog Island Lighthouse after it was lost in an 1873 hurricane. The keeper's house has been removed from the station and is now a private residence. The lighthouse is owned by the City of Carrabelle and is leased to the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association. The lighthouse has been restored. A replica of the keeper's house has been built that now houses a museum and gift shop. |
| Tower Height: | 100 |
| Description Tower: | Square pyramidal iron skeletal tower, lower part white and upper part brown, with black cast iron lantern. |
| Operational: | No |
| Date Established: | 1895 |
| Current Use: | Under restoration. |
| Open To Public: | Yes (occasionally). |
| Directions: | Take US Highway 98 to Carrabelle. There is a small sign for the lighthouse on a dirt road to the left, and there is a parking area near the lighthouse. The lighthouse is open occasionally; contact the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association for information. |
| Other Buildings: | The original keeper's dwelling was moved two miles west of the lighthouse. |
| Date Automated: | 1952 |
| Optics: | 1895: Fourth-order Fresnel lens, now at USCG, 8th District headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 0 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Keepers: | James Albert Williams (1895-1906), Tip Warren, assistant (1895-1908), Albert A. Williams, assistant (1898-1906, then keeper 1906-1912), Charles Henry Williams, assistant (1906-1909), John Leroy Williams, assistant (1909-1911), Thornwald Hansen, assistant (1911), B. F. Tucker, assistant (1911-1912), Martin L. Boyed, assistant (?). |
| Alternate Name1: | Carrabelle Light |
| Email: | CLAInfo@crookedriverlighthouse.org |
| Contact Address: | P.O. Box 373 |
| City: | Carrabelle |
| State: | Florida |
| Postal Code: | 32322 |
| Country: | United States |
| Date Deactivated: | 1995 |






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