Hillsboro Lighthouse At Sunrise
by Ken Figurski
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Title
Hillsboro Lighthouse At Sunrise
Artist
Ken Figurski
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
#1959 This is an original twilight sunrise painting of the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. The painting is from the perspective as if you were standing on the south jetty. Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the north side of Hillsboro Inlet, midway between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The light marks the northern limit of the Florida Reef, an underwater coral formation on the lower east coast of the state. The octagonal iron pyramidal tower was built by the Russel Wheel and Foundry in Detroit Michigan after entering the lowest bid at $24,000. The only other bid came from the Atlanta Machine Works, Atlanta, GA for $26,747. Work commenced in August 1905 working off plans for identical towers on Cape Fear, Cape Charles and Hog Island (of the three, only Cape Charles remains). Documents from the Foundry and William Craighill (District 7 & 8 Engineer in charge of the project) detail numerous errors which may have helped in the demise of the Cape Fear light.[11][better source needed] In the 1920s, errors in reporting began several myths that persist to this day. Among the long-held myths are the origins of the tower which stated that this lighthouse was built by a Chicago steel firm for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.[2][12][Note 4] It was then disassembled and moved to Hillsboro Inlet.[2] The J.H. Gardner Construction Company of New Orleans, Louisiana cleared the land, laid the foundations and re-assembled and erected the lighthouse.[3] The construction is held together with bolts there are no welds.[12] Iron piping held together with 192 special cast iron joints and 80 tension rods with turnbuckles make up the structure.[5]
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