Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Principal Keeper's Office

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

Principal Keepers Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

1. Principal Keepers Office Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In 1921, the Lighthouse Service enclosed portions of the porch on each dwelling at the Light Station in order to install bathroom facilities for the families. A small office room was included in this upgrade when the porch of the Principal Keepers dwelling was enclosed. The office was used by the Principal Keepers and, after 1939, by each Coast Guard Officer-in-Charge.

Erected by Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 29° 4.851′ N, 80° 55.66′ W. Marker is in Ponce Inlet, Florida, in Volusia County. Marker can be reached from South Peninsula Drive, 0.1 miles south of Ocean Way Drive, on the left when traveling south. The marker is on the grounds of the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4931 S Peninsula Dr, Port Orange FL 32127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker. Principal Keeper's Dwelling (a few steps from this marker); Second Assistant Keeper's Dwelling (within shouting distance of this marker); Gladys Meyer Davis Home (within shouting distance of this marker); The Southern Gopher Tortoise (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Mosquito Inlet (within shouting distance of this marker); Porch Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Cuban Refugee Rafts (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce Inlet.

Also see . . . Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. (Submitted on January 22, 2018.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

2. Principal Keepers Office Marker

Principal Keepers Dwelling image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

3. Principal Keepers Dwelling

Ponce de Leon Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

4. Ponce de Leon Lighthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.