So you’re driving to Pensacola and want to make a Jeep trip out of it. May I suggest a lunch break at St George Island. Pay the extra few bucks and go to the far east side. We did not have time this trip around and only had 3 more hours to get to our destination in Navarre. Even better book a stay on the Island and make a couple of days out of this relaxing and beautiful Florida Island. We did stop in Tate’s Hell for a short ride as well.
Some Island History of the light house:
In 1995 Hurricane Opal washed away much of the sand around the tower, shifted it partially off its pilings and rotated it, leaving it leaning about 10° from vertical. In 1998 the tower was further damaged by Hurricane Georges. Supporters raised $50,000 locally and $160,000 from the state to correct the tilt. The tower was righted and a new foundation built under it in 2002. However, the base was still exposed to surf, and the new foundation began deteriorating. The tower collapsed on October 22, 2005. Island volunteers formed the St. George Light Association to reconstruct the lighthouse on a more protected site. A salvage company retrieved 24,000 of the structure's 160,000 bricks from the water, and volunteers cleaned them. The Association won grants of $525,000 from federal and state sources, and rebuilt the lighthouse in a county park in the middle of St. George Island.
Негізгі бет Visiting St George Island of hwy 98
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