{"id":2277,"date":"2026-06-18T15:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:53:30","slug":"throwback-thursday-the-cape-canaveral-lighthouse-in-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=2277","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday – The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in 1951"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Travel back in time to The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse – located on the eastern shore of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Lighthouse is the oldest standing structure in the Cape. The first lighthouse completed in Jan. 1848 stood 65-feet tall, had a 55 foot tower and a 10-foot lantern room equipped with 15 lamps on 21-inch reflectors. A state-of-the-art, 151-foot iron tower was erected in 1868 and topped with a 1st Order Fresnel lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 23, 1951 – The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PHOTO CAPTION: 23 Apr \u201951 Lighthouse, Radar Installations.\u00a0 Cape Canaveral.
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I was able to obtain this photo above from the NASA Historical Office while working at the Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Forward Sixty Years – Lets visit the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in 2011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we were nearing the end of The Space Shuttle Program I decided to ride my mountain bike to as many of the old Launch Complexes as possible, usually starting out at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. I took these photos on a beautiful April afternoon in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Travel back in time to The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse – located on the eastern shore of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Lighthouse is the oldest standing structure in the Cape. The first lighthouse completed in Jan. 1848 stood …<\/p>\n

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