Anastasia in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
1886 Well
St. Augustine Lighthouse
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 17, 2014
1. 1886 Well Marker
Just to the east of this well stood the original wooden kitchens, used prior to adding the brick kitchens on either side of the keepers house.
The well had a pump handle, like the one you see between the two old kitchens in the picture to the right. Though the keepers house had cisterns, a well close by the kitchen was more convenient for cooking and cleaning. Once the current brick kitchens were added, pipes connected the water from the cisterns to the kitchen.
Visit our Keepers' House to learn more about the daily lives of the keepers and their families.
Erected by St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 29° 53.132′ N, 81° 17.307′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in Anastasia. It can be reached from Lighthouse Avenue south of Carver Street East when traveling south. Marker is on the north side of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 81 Lighthouse Avenue, Saint Augustine FL 32080, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in First Coast and in Greater Jacksonville. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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More about this marker. Marker is a large composite plaque mounted in a tall, wooden "billboard-style" frame.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. St. Augustine Lighthouse & Keepers' House
Also see . . . St. Augustine Lighthouse History. The Lighthouse is St. Augustine's oldest surviving brick structure, and today the site is restored to colors and materials used the year 1888. In 1876, a brick light keeper's house was added to the property, a triplex that held two families and a young, single, 2nd assistant keeper, most often of Menorcan descent. Brick summer kitchens were added in 1886. (Submitted on November 30, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 17, 2014
2. 1886 Well Marker (tall view; capped well remains in foreground)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 17, 2014
3. St. Augustine Lighthouse Keepers' House (located about 40 yards east of well)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
