Sombrero Key Light
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sombrero-key-light-299-9801230
title:
Sombrero Key Light
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Sombrero Key Light is located offshore of Vaca Key in Marathon, Florida. The lighthouse is located on a mostly submerged reef. The name Sombrero Key goes back to the Spanish, and old charts show a small island at the spot, but by the later 19th Century the island had eroded away, with some parts of the reef exposed at low tide. As a result, the reef and the lighthouse have also been called Dry Banks. The lighthouse was put in service in 1858, automated in 1960, and was deactivated in 2015. The f
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Lighthouse in Marathon, Florida, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Key_Light
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2024-04-07T21:35:47Z
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