Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – 3D Historic Launch Complexes
Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and Sectional View
Abstract
This pointcloud is part of a 3D heritage preservation and documentation survey of the Cape Canaveral Light station (lighthouse, oil house, and replica Keeper Dwelling and Keeper Store Room. Shown beside the full pointcloud of the iron structure is a sectional view to visualize the interior. TOUR LINK: https://arcweb.forest.usf.edu/dhhc/CCAFS/VirtualTour/LighthouseMuseum/. The iron lighthouse was originally constructed at Cape Canaveral in 1868, replacing a nearby brick tower c. 1848 that was located on the east side of the Cape overlooking the beach. Heavy erosion led to the construction of the iron lighthouse and to the loss of the brick tower. The structure was dismantled and moved in 1893 to its present location 1 mile interior on today’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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