Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Celebrates National Lighthouse Day August 10 With Speakers, Workshops, Special Events, and Kids Crafts
The National Historic Landmark Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum welcomes all to celebrate National Lighthouse Day at the lighthouse, Saturday, August 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a
Experience Climb to the Moon in 2024
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 B. Plant
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
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Celebrates Independence Day July 4th With Special Kid’s Activities, Workshops And Programs
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
Flag Day at the Lighthouse
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
Civil War Skirmish At Mosquito Inlet
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.
