Cardona Island Light
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 Cardona Island Lighthouse
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| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 17°57′24.48″N 66°38′6″W / 17.9568000°N 66.63500°WCoordinates: 17°57′24.48″N 66°38′6″W / 17.9568000°N 66.63500°W |
| Year first lit | 1889 |
| Foundation | stone base |
| Construction | stone and brick tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop the keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern |
| Original lens | Sixth order (1889) |
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Faro del Puerto de Ponce
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| Architectural style | Neoclassic |
| MPS | Lighthouse System of Puerto Rico TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000691 |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1981 |
| Heritage | place listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
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Cardona Island Light (also known as Faro del Puerto de Ponce or Cayo Cardona Light) is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1981.
The light is located on a small 6-acre (2.4 ha) key, west of Ponce Harbor. Cayo Cardona Light is the western minor light that together with Guánica Light connects Los Morrillos Light and Caja de Muertos Light and guides the entrance to the Port of Ponce. The island is accessible only by private boat, but it can be seen from the observation tower on the La Guancha boardwalk. It is not open to the public.
It was first lit in 1889 and automated in 1962. In 1942, during World War II, its use was discontinued, but was relighted again on November 10, 1943. The light is still an active aid to navigation.
Together with Guánica Light, Cardona Light is the western minor light which connects Cabo Rojo Light and Caja de Muertos Light and guides the entrance to a port that, during the course of last century, exported millions of pounds of sugar particularly to the United States. Architecturally, it is significant that it is the only 6th order lighthouse with a cylindrical attached tower. Also, the original brick roof and firewood beams are practically intact.
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