Charlotte Harbor Light - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Charlotte Harbor Light - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Charlotte Harbor Light was placed at a bend in the deeper part of Charlotte Harbor to guide ships to the railroad docks in Punta Gorda, Florida.Charlotte Harbor Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 1 July 2016 Punta Gorda lost importance as a port when railroad lines reached Boca Grande on the southern end of Gasparilla Island at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor in 1906. The lighthouse steadily deteriorated and had to be demolished in 1943. The iron pilings were removed in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
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