Punta Tuna Light
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Punta Tuna Light is a historic lighthouse located in the southeast of the town of Maunabo, Puerto Rico
on a sharp promontory at the southeastern most point of the island. It was first lit in 1892 and automated in 1989. The light was a third order lighthouse that served as primary light connecting the island's southern and eastern lights system. The design was drawn and laid out by Joaquin Gisbert in 1890. The Lighthouse construction was initially overseen by Adrian Duffaut. It was built in the period of March 13, 1891 to September 29 of 1893. Final construction was taken over by Spanish Body of Engineers according to annotations of the historian Carlos Moral. Originally named Faro de Mala Pascua after the Cape to the west. Moved and renamed after the Point of the construction site so the light could perform a double duty warning ships off the Sargent reef. August 8, 1899 the lighthouse suffered the fury of hurricane San Ciriaco, but was safe.; The town sufferers heavy damage. 1900 (12 April) An Act of Congress (31 Stat. L., 77, 80) extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the noncontiguous territory of Puerto Rico and adjacent American waters. 1900 (1 May) The Lighthouse Board took charge of the Puerto Rico lighthouses. September 13, 1928, Devastating Hurricane San Felipe II strikes, again the lighthouse stands firm, but the town housing is nearly totally destroyed. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 2007, the government of Puerto Rico bought an area near the lighthouse
to create a conservation area. The structure is being restored by the town of Maunabo and is open to the public. The light is still active aid to navigation.
In June 2011, the General Services Administration
made the Punta Tuna Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Maunabo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas and south of Yabucoa. Maunabo is spread over 8 wards and Maunabo Pueblo . It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Mayor of the town is Jorge L. Márquez Pérez...
on a sharp promontory at the southeastern most point of the island. It was first lit in 1892 and automated in 1989. The light was a third order lighthouse that served as primary light connecting the island's southern and eastern lights system. The design was drawn and laid out by Joaquin Gisbert in 1890. The Lighthouse construction was initially overseen by Adrian Duffaut. It was built in the period of March 13, 1891 to September 29 of 1893. Final construction was taken over by Spanish Body of Engineers according to annotations of the historian Carlos Moral. Originally named Faro de Mala Pascua after the Cape to the west. Moved and renamed after the Point of the construction site so the light could perform a double duty warning ships off the Sargent reef. August 8, 1899 the lighthouse suffered the fury of hurricane San Ciriaco, but was safe.; The town sufferers heavy damage. 1900 (12 April) An Act of Congress (31 Stat. L., 77, 80) extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the noncontiguous territory of Puerto Rico and adjacent American waters. 1900 (1 May) The Lighthouse Board took charge of the Puerto Rico lighthouses. September 13, 1928, Devastating Hurricane San Felipe II strikes, again the lighthouse stands firm, but the town housing is nearly totally destroyed. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 2007, the government of Puerto Rico bought an area near the lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
to create a conservation area. The structure is being restored by the town of Maunabo and is open to the public. The light is still active aid to navigation.
In June 2011, the General Services Administration
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
made the Punta Tuna Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.