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

Oil Storage House

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

 
 
Oil Storage House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017
1. Oil Storage House Marker
Inscription. Completed in 1887, this was one of the first U.S. oil houses built to hold kerosene. A year’s supply was kept in 504 brass 5-gallon cans on wall racks. The tanks you see were installed in 1927. In 1970, vandals stole the copper roof and set the building afire. It was restored by the Lighthouse Preservation Association in 1989.
 
Erected by Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list.
 
Location. 29° 4.83′ N, 80° 55.702′ 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. 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 South Peninsula Drive, Port Orange FL 32127, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 16th Century Anchor (here, next to this marker); Kedge Anchor (here, next to this marker); Bronze Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tramway (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Jesse Linzy (within shouting distance of this marker); Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gladys Meyer Davis Home (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce Inlet.
 
Oil Storage House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017
2. Oil Storage House Marker
Oil Storage House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017
3. Oil Storage House
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 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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