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

Generator Building

Photographed by Connor Olson, October 21, 2023

1. Generator Building Marker

Inscription. When the light station was first constructed, each keeper dwelling had an accompanying outbuilding. These little structures had two rooms, the larger of which was used to store wood and tools. The smaller room was called the privy - the family's outhouse.

In the late 1930's, as US involvement in World War Il neared, the Lighthouse Service was absorbed into the Coast Guard which took possession of the station in 1938. Not long after the transfer, the Coast Guard began to broadcast a navigational radio beacon from the light station.

The radio beacon was originally installed in the large bedroom of the first assistant keeper dwelling. In 1943, the Coast Guard constructed an addition on the north side of this woodshed /privy to better accommodate the radio equipment and provide a centralized location for the beacon and the station's generators.

Erected by Ponce Inlet Lighthouse & Museum.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 29° 4.823′ N, 80° 55.669′ W. Marker is in Ponce Inlet, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from South Peninsula Drive east of Sailfish

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Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Orange FL 32127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Porch Restoration (a few steps from this marker); Gladys Meyer Davis Home (a few steps from this marker); Bronze Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tramway (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesse Linzy (within shouting distance of this marker); Principal Keeper's Dwelling (within shouting distance of this marker); The Principal Keeper's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Assistant Keeper's Dwelling (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce Inlet.

More about this marker. The marker is located in Kay and Ayres Davies Lighthouse Park.

Photographed by Connor Olson, October 21, 2023

2. Generator Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2023, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2023, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.