Bar Light-House, Mouth of St. John's River – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Bar Light-House, Mouth of St. John's River. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Bar Light-House, Mouth of St. John's River
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This view shows a lighthouse standing at the mouth of the St. Johns River, where a shifting sandbar, known as the bar, made the entrance one of the more treacherous points on Florida's Atlantic coast. Ships bound for Jacksonville had to cross that bar safely, so a light marking the channel was essential to coastal trade and to the pilots who guided vessels in and out. Nineteenth-century lighthouses like this one were often built of brick or masonry and were sometimes damaged by storms, hurricanes, or wartime activity. Look at how the tower rises from the flat, sandy shoreline, a reminder of how much depended on a single beacon in those days.
| Original scan | 2,550 × 3,509 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 19 FL St Johns River |
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