Prohibition Years at Ponce Park
Most of us are aware of the era in which the production, transport and sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibited as of January 16, 1920. with passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. However, many people are unfamiliar with the role played by Ponce Inlet Lighthouse’s keepers during that time in assisting in the apprehension of so-called “Rum Runners,” who smuggled in rum and other forbidden beverages from nearby sources such as the Bahamas.
Josie Rogers: Daytona Beach’s First Female Physician
Dr. Mary Josie Rogers, M.D. was born in 1876 to David Dunham Rogers and Julia Davis Rogers. David Rogers was one of the earliest settlers and one of the founders of Daytona Beach in 1878.
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Celebrates National Lighthouse Day August 5th
The National Historic Landmark Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum welcomes all to celebrate National Lighthouse Day at the lighthouse, Saturday, August 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a special speaker’s program, uniformed keeper- docents on the station grounds to answer questions and conduct mini-tours, workshops and a take-home children’s craft.
The Genius of Augustin-Jean Fresnel and his Lens
For almost all the years that man has taken to the sea, shipwrecks were the norm, rather than the occasional happening…
“Let’s Play, the Old Fashioned Way!”
Docents from Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum had a two- hour play date with some thirty local kids ages four to thirteen last Thursday at Volusia County’s DeBary Public Library.
Volusia Young Marines Raise Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Flag on Flag Day
The Volusia Young Marines did the honors as a Color Guard on Saturday June 17, 2023, at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum commemoration of Flag Day.