8,078
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
update
Confederate forces later evacuated Pensacola, and were replaced by Union forces. In [[1863]] the Pensacola Light was relit using a fourth-order Fresnel lens. A new first-order lens was placed in the tower in [[1869]]. The tower was all white during the Civil War. Later, the upper two-thirds of the tower was painted black. Electricity was introduced to the lighthouse in 1939, eliminating the need to rewind the light rotation clockworks every 4 1/2 hours. the light was automated in [[1965]]. The lighthouse tower and associated buildings were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in [[1974]].
The [[Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 17]] gave tours of the lighthouse until 2006, but announced in May [[2007]] that they were cancelling tower tours for liability reasons. The [[Navy Command Display Center]], which includes the lighthouse grounds and keeper's quarters, will still host Sunday tours between May and October annually.<ref>[http://pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070502/NEWS01/705020332/1006 Lighthouse cancels tours] - Pensacola News Journal, May 2, 2007</ref> However, in [[2008]], tours were reinstated by the [[Pensacola Lighthouse Association]], which offers tours on Saturdays between May and October, including allowing visitors to climb the 177 steps to the top.<ref>[http://www.pnj.com/article/20090104/NEWS01/901040329/1006/RSS01 A guiding light] - Pensacola News Journal, January 4, 2009</ref>
==Other images==
