150-Year-Old Florida Keys Lighthouse Illuminated for First Time in a Decade

150-Year-Old Florida Keys Lighthouse Illuminated for First Time in a Decade
Boaters watch a sunset behind Alligator Reef Lighthouse in the Florida Keys off Islamorada, Fla., on Oct. 6, 2023. Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP
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ISLAMORADA, Fla.—A 150-year-old beacon that helped guide ships through the treacherous Florida Keys coral reefs before GPS, sonar and other technology made it obsolete is shining again as part of a national effort to save historic lighthouses that have dotted the U.S. coast for more than a century.

An Islamorada community group that is spending $6 million to restore and preserve the Alligator Reef Lighthouse turned on its new solar-powered lights on Saturday to remind the public about the effort.