Boca Grande in Lee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Boca Grande Lighthouse
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 19, 2022
1. Boca Grande Lighthouse Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 26° 43.037′ N, 82° 15.652′ W. Marker is in Boca Grande, Florida, in Lee County. It can be reached from Gulf Boulevard south of Belcher Road. Marker and lighthouse are in Gasparilla Island State Park. They are a short walk from the parking lot at the southern end of Gulf Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 924 Gulf Blvd, Boca Grande FL 33921, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boca Grande United Methodist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pioneer Hole (approx. 2.3 miles away); The First Baptist Church of Boca Grande (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gasparilla Inn & Club (approx. 2½ miles away); Captiva School & Captiva Chapel~By~The~Sea (approx. 14.3 miles away); Historic Captiva Cemetery (approx. 14.3 miles away); First White Man Dies in America
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ponce de Leon at Charlotte Harbor (was approx. 16.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Boca Grande Lighthouse (PDF). Nomination with photographs submitted for the lighthouse's inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. (Submitted on March 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Port Boca Grande (Gasparilla Island) Lighthouse. Detailed history and photographs of the lighthouse. (LighthouseFriends.com) (Submitted on March 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 19, 2022
2. Boca Grande Lighthouse Marker
Marker is visible on the lighthouse.
U.S. Coast Guard (public domain)
3. Aerial view of Boca Grande Lighthouse
The assistant keeper's dwelling is the smaller building on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
