Search ||  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Name: Puerto Ferro Light  

Feedback to the database manager

Nearest Town or City:
Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States

Location: South shore of Vieques Island, Caribbean.


Click to enlarge: Photo   
Related Photos

Managing Organization:
U.S. Marine Corps

Notes:
This lighthouse is inside the Camp Garcia Marine Base. It has fallen into severe disrepair since it was discontinued in 1926.

Description of Tower: White, octagonal stone tower (lantern removed).

Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.

This light is not operational

Other Buildings?
Stone keeper's dwelling.

Date Established: 1896

Date Present Tower Built: 1896

Date Deactivated: 1926

Optics: 1896: Fifth order Fresnel lens (removed).

Current Use: Abandoned.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
This site is not accessible to the public.


Subscribe
to Lighthouse Digest



USLHS Marker Fund


Lighthouse History
Research Institute


Shop Online












Subscribe   Contact Us   About Us   Copyright Foghorn Publishing, 1994- 2024 Lighthouse Facts       Lighthouse History