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Location DB >
Puerto Rico >
Mona Island >
Isla de Mona >
Mona Island Lighthouse
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created by Zachary
on 5/21/2006 6:44 PM
last modified by Zachary
on 5/29/2006 9:03 PM
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A 52' steel skeletal tower and large 1 stry keepers quarters.
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Type: Building
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Difficult, the island is hard to get to and it's quite a hike to get to the lighthouse. The lighthouse and buildings are easy to get into though
Recommendation: worth the trip
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Address
Isla de Mona, Mona Island
Puerto Rico
Owner: US Coast Guard
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Puerto Rico's only metal lighthouse, a fully standing keepers quarters and the overall quietness of the island
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long pants / sleeves water
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Built in 1900, supposeldly by the man who built the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Island lighthouse is Puerto Rico's only steel lighthouse. It held either a Second or Third order Fresnel Lens, I'm not sure. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1976 when a modern tower centered on the island replaced it. Since then it has fallen into a serious state of decay and is in danger of being lost. It's isolation makes it difficult and expensive to launch any preservation effort.
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It may eventually be restored, judging by it's condition I doubt it'll ever be reactivated.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 9/1/2006 3:20 AM.
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on Sep 1 06 at 3:20, Emperor Wang validated this location on May 29 06 at 21:03, Zachary changed the following: History on May 21 06 at 19:39, Zachary made this location available on May 21 06 at 19:39, Zachary updated gallery picture MICisternLOC1.jpg on May 21 06 at 19:39, Zachary updated gallery picture MIGeneratorRoomLOC2.jpg on May 21 06 at 19:38, Zachary updated gallery picture MIGeneratorRoomLOC1.jpg on May 21 06 at 19:38, Zachary updated gallery picture MIKeepersQuartersLOC8.jpg on May 21 06 at 19:38, Zachary updated gallery picture MIKeepersQuartersLOC7.jpg on May 21 06 at 19:38, Zachary updated gallery picture MIKeepersQuartersLOC6.jpg on May 21 06 at 19:38, Zachary updated gallery picture MIKeepersQuartersLOC5.jpg
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