Educational Exhibits at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse,
located in Palm Beach County, is a significant historical site listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Loxahatchee
River Historical Society (LRHS), which was formed to preserve and interpret the
area’s regional heritage, and the
Town of Jupiter, have developed an extensive collection
of artifacts, photographs and oral histories to bring to life the dynamic people, places
and events that have characterized this site and the surrounding region for over 5,000
years. The Florida Coastal Management Program awarded grant funds to the LRHS to develop
new educational exhibits, murals and signs for the 1980 Lighthouse and adjacent Oil
House. The LRHS also acquired rare artifacts to display (on loan from the Seminole
Tribe of Florida, the Florida Museum of Natural History and the State of Florida). For
more information regarding the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, send an email to LRHS staff at
visit.jupiterlighthouse.org or call (561)747-8380.
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The
Florida Coastal Management Program is based on a network of agencies
implementing 24 statutes that protect and enhance the state's natural,
cultural and economic coastal resources. The goal of the program
is to coordinate local, state and federal agency activities using
existing laws to ensure that Florida's coast is as valuable to future
generations as it is today. Florida's Department of Environmental
Protection is responsible for directing the implementation of the
state-wide coastal management program.
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