Cape San Blas (Florida)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1849 | Fl W 195s. W15. | USLHE Light List (US): 206 |
| 1860 | Fl W 90s. W16. | LHB Light List (US): 305 |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 318 | |
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 317 | |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 404 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 418 | |
| 1886 | AlFl WR 60s. W153/4, R173/4. Flashing alternately, red and white, interval between flashes, 30 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 540 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 573 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 769 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 908 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 918 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1089 | |
| 1908 | Fl W 20s. W153/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1206 |
| 1915 | Fl W 20s. W16. fl 1. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1702 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1831 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1907 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2105 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2518 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3288 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3551 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5428 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959 | Fl W 20s. W16. fl 1. Obscured 211°-231°(20°). | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6403 |
| 1960 | Fl W 20s. W16. fl 0.4. Obscured 211°-231°(20°). | |
| 1961 | Fl W 20s. W16. fl 1. Obscured 211°-231°(20°). | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6403 |
| 1963 | Fl W 20s. W16. fl 0.4. Obscured 211°-231°(20°). | |
| 1965-1966 | ||
| 1969-1970 | Fl W 20s. W16. Obscured 211°-231°(20°). | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 137 |
| 1972 | Fl W 20s. W16. Obscured 211°-251°(40°). | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 20s. W25. Obscured 211°-251°(40°). | |
| 1976 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | Fl W 20s. W25. | |
| 1990 | USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 120 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1849 | 10 Lamps / 15" Refl. | 65 | N/A | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 206 |
| 1860 | 3rd | 96 | 96 | LHB Light List (US): 305 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 318 | ||||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 317 | ||||
| 1878 | 102 | A brick tower; frame dwelling stands 100 yards northwest of light-house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 404 | ||
| 1879 | A brick tower; balustrade, dome, and cowl, black; frame dwelling stands 100 yards northwest of light-house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 418 | |||
| 1886 | 90 | 98 | Iron skeleton tower with lantern, painted black. Two white dwellings near tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 540 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 573 | ||||
| 1893 | Brown iron skeleton tower with brown lantern. Two white dwellings near tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 769 | |||
| 1898 | Brown iron skeleton tower with brown lantern. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 908 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 918 | ||||
| 1905 | Square, pyramidal, skeleton, iron structure with stair-cylinder and lantern; all brown. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1089 | |||
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1206 | ||||
| 1915 | N/A | 96 | Brown; square, pyramidal, skeleton, inclosing stair cylinder. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1702 | |
| 1917 | Brown; square, pyramidal skeleton, inclosing stair cylinder. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1831 | |||
| 1920 | 101 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1907 | |||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2105 | ||||
| 1931 | 31/2 iov | Brown, square, pyramidal skeleton, inclosing stair cylinder. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2518 | ||
| 1935 | Brown, square, skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3288 | |||
| 1943 | 31/2 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3551 | |||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5428 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6403 | ||||
| 1961 | White, square, skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6403 | |||
| 1963 | White, square, skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder; with black lantern house. | ||||
| 1965-1966 | |||||
| 1969-1970 | White, square skeleton tower, inclosing stair cylinder; with black lantern house. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 137 | |||
| 1972-1974 | |||||
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| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | 136 | White, skeleton tower. | |||
| 1990 | N/A | 101 | White skeleton tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 120 |
Historical Light List Other Signals
| 1927 | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2105 |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2518 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3288 | |
| 1943 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 290 kc, groups of dot, 2 dashes (  ). Antenna lead-in 1,300 feet 225° from lighthouse. |
USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3551 |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 290 kc, groups of dot, 2 dashes (). Antenna lead-in 702 feet 208° from lighthouse. |
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| 1953-1955 | RADIOBEACON: 290 kc (Code: ). Antenna 702 feet 208° from lighthouse. |
USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5428 |
| 1957 | RADIOBEACON: 320 kc (Code: ). Antenna 702 feet 208° from lighthouse. |
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| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6403 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6403 | |
| 1963 | RADIOBEACON: Antenna 702 feet 208° from lighthouse. | |
| 1965-1966 | ||
| 1969-1970 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 137 | |
| 1972-1974 | ||
| 1976 | RBN: 320 kHz () IV. Antenna 702 feet 208° from lighthouse. |
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| 1978 | RBN: 320 kHz (). Antenna 702 feet 208° from lighthouse. |
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| 1982 | RBN: 320 kHz W(). Antenna on light. |
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| 1990 | RBN: 320 kHz W (). Antenna 702 feet 208° from light. |
USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 120 |
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1848 - 1990 (Current location of 1919 move. Light moved inland 1500' in 1885, and 200 yards more inland in 1919.) |