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Pictures of historical buildings, houses and environments around the state of Florida and some information about them. Browse the images below.

Magnolia Long Bridge
This is the long bridge at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Magnolia Plantation & Gardens was established in Charleston, South Carolina on 500 acres in 1676 by the Drayton fami8ly and is still owned and operated by their descendants. Sixty acres is set aside for the gardens which includes 900 varieties of camelias, 250 types of azaleas and a large variety of otherflowers as well. It is the oldest garden in the United States
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Hunting Island Light
The Hunting Island Lighthouse in located on Hunting Island, South Carolina in the Hunting Island state Park. It is one of two made with a segmented cast-iron design in the United States, the other being the Cape Canaveral Iighthouse in Florida. The segments are bolted together and lined with brick for structural strength. This design allows them to be more easily moved when threatened by erosion or other factors.
This 136 foot conical tower with a second-order Fresnel lens, was visible for 17 miles when in use. It replaced a light built in 1859 but destroyed in 1862 during the American Civil War.
The current strusture was started in 1873 and completed in 1875 on the north end of the island. In 1888 it was thretened with erosion and moved to its current location in 1889. It was deactivated in 1933 and is no longer in use. It is in the National Register of Historical Places.
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Tybee Island Lighthouse
One of only seven surviving colonial era Lighthouse towers, the Tybee Island Lighthouse was built in 1773 of brick and was 100 feet tall. This third tower was the first one that was lit using reflectors and candles.
Georgia ceded it to the federal government in 1790 and a 2nd order Fresnel lens was added in 1857. The upper part was burned during the American Civil War in 1862.
It was reconstructed in 1866 by adding to the original 60 feet, which was still intact, raising the height to 154 feet and a first order Fresnel lens was added.
It was damaged by a hurricane in 1871, and further damaged by the Charleston quake of 1886. The damage was immediately repaired after the quake.
The lighthouse was electrified in 1933 and automated in 1972. It is still a functioning navigational aid using the original lens.
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Magnolia Plantation Main House
The main estate house at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Magnolia Plantation & Gardens was established in Charleston, South Carolina on 500 acres in 1676 by the Drayton family and is still owned and operated by their descendants. Sixty acres is set aside for the gardens which includes 900 varieties of camelias, 250 types of azaleas and a large variety of other flowers as well. It is the oldest garden in the United States
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Path To The Light
The Hunting Island Lighthouse in located on Hunting Island, South Carolina in the Hunting Island state Park. It is one of two made with a segmented cast-iron design in the United States, the other being the Cape Canaveral Iighthouse in Florida. The segments are bolted together and lined with brick for structural strength. This design allows them to be more easily moved when threatened by erosion or other factors.
This 136 foot conical tower with a second-order Fresnel lens, was visible for 17 miles when in use. It replaced a light built in 1859 but destroyed in 1862 during the American Civil War.
The current strusture was started in 1873 and completed in 1875 on the north end of the island. In 1888 it was thretened with erosion and moved to its current location in 1889. It was deactivated in 1933 and is no longer in use. It is in the National Register of Historical Places.
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Ravenel Bridge
The Ravenel or Cooper River Bridge between Charleston and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina is a cable-stayed bridge that rises 186 feet above the Cooper River. Until its inception, the larger ships were unable to reach the shipping terminals up river.The bridge rigging is a fan design and the support columns are A-shaped.
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Tybee Island Light
One of only seven surviving colonial era Lighthouse towers, the Tybee Island Lighthouse was built in 1773 of brick and was 100 feet tall. This third tower was the first one that was lit using reflectors and candles.
Georgia ceded it to the federal government in 1790 and a 2nd order Fresnel lens was added in 1857. The upper part was burned during the American Civil War in 1862.
It was reconstructed in 1866 by adding to the original 60 feet, which was still intact, raising the heighth to 154 feet and a first order Fresnel lens was added.
It was damaged by a hurricane in 1871, and further damaged by the Charleston quake of 1886. The damage was immediately repaired after the quake.
The lighthouse was electrified in 1933 and automated in 1972. It is still a functioning navigational aid using the original lens.
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Fenced Light
The Hunting Island Lighthouse in located on Hunting Island, South Carolina in the Hunting Island state Park. It is one of two made with a segmented cast-iron design in the United States, the other being the Cape Canaveral Iighthouse in Florida. The segments are bolted together and lined with brick for structural strength. This design allows them to be more easily moved when threatened by erosion or other factors.
This 136 foot conical tower with a second-order Fresnel lens, was visible for 17 miles when in use. It replaced a light built in 1859 but destroyed in 1862 during the American Civil War.
The current strusture was started in 1873 and completed in 1875 on the north end of the island. In 1888 it was thretened with erosion and moved to its current location in 1889. It was deactivated in 1933 and is no longer in use. It is in the National Register of Historical Places.
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Hunting Island Lighthouse
The Hunting Island Lighthouse in located on Hunting Island, South Carolina in the Hunting Island state Park. It is one of two made with a segmented cast-iron design in the United States, the other being the Cape Canaveral Iighthouse in Florida. The segments are bolted together and lined with brick for structural strength. This design allows them to be more easily moved when threatened by erosion or other factors.
This 136 foot conical tower with a second-order Fresnel lens, was visible for 17 miles when in use. It replaced a light built in 1859 but destroyed in 1862 during the American Civil War.
The current structure was started in 1873 and completed in 1875 on the north end of the island. In 1888 it was threatened with erosion and moved to its current location in 1889. It was deactivated in 1933 and is no longer in use. It is in the National Register of Historical Places.
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a minor basilica, as well as the mother church of the Diocese of Savannah.Located at 222 E. Harris Street on Lafayette Square in Savannah, Georgia, construcion was completed in 1896.
Almost destroyed by fire in 1898, it was rebuilt by 1899.
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