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Climb to the Moon is one of the most popular and unique events hosted at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. Even though we’re already halfway through the year, there are still

Henry Bradley Plant was a businessman, Florida entrepreneur, and one of the most important early developers of railroad transportation projects in the southeastern United States.  His interests in both rail

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence, patriot, and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, celebrated July 4, 1801 by opening the White House, greeting diplomats, civic and

June 14, this year falling on a Friday, is National Flag Day.  While we at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse commemorate National Flag Day, our celebration is  to be held at

Shortly after Abraham Lincoln’s swearing in as the nation’s sixteenth president, seven southern states announced their intention to secede from the United States. Florida, which had been admitted to the Union only fifteen years earlier, was the third state to declare its independence and among the first to join the Confederacy. On April 12, 1861, tensions between the North and South reached their breaking point when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The American Civil War had begun.

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Volunteers come in all forms! For about one month a year, usually in April, Chip Devenger transforms himself from rural, northeastern county Vermont farmer about 30 miles south of Quebec, to elite member of the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Volunteer Corps. And as such, we want to feature him primarily as the great volunteer he is, but also as a good example of how the PILH Volunteer Corp’s flexible staffing makes it easy for part-time resident- volunteers to spend quality time interacting with our National Historic Landmark visitors, old and young.