A Light in the Wilderness The Story of Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the Southeast Florida Frontier |
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| Author:
| Snyder, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7370976-3-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2022 |
| Publisher: | Pharos Books
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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In 1860 a lighthouse at Jupiter inlet was the only public building in a 250-mile stretch of Florida coastline that had no more than 600 settlers. Its beacon would sweep by the explorers, Indians, soldiers farmers and merchants who arrived by wagon, steamboat and railroad to settle an area the size of Vermont that now numbers over 8 million residents.
In 1860 a lighthouse at Jupiter inlet was the only public building in a 250-mile stretch of Florida coastline that had no more than 600 settlers. Its beacon would sweep by the explorers, Indians, soldiers farmers and merchants who arrived by wagon, steamboat and railroad to settle an area the size of Vermont that now numbers over 8 million residents.