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People from all over the world make the pilgrimage to Florida's black and white spiraling striped St. Augustine Lighthouse to climb the 219 steps to the top. But recent visitors to the lantern room got a real treat, for precariously working 165 feet above sea leve, the workmen completed various restoration projects at the top of the lighthouse.
The work being done is part of the ongoing preservation since the initial restoration was completed in the 1990s. Time and the salty and often windy ocean air have battered the trademark red lantern room of the lighthouse.
As well as replacing a number of windows and window panes, other rust was removed from the underneath of the lantern room and cracks were repaired. The restoration was funded by admission fees and a grant from Florida Department of Transportation.
Other than the two days the tower was closed for painting, the tower remained open for visitors to witness the restoration work on a first hand basis.
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