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Caja de Muertos Light
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Caja de Muertos Light, (''Faro de la Isla de Caja de Muertos'') is an 1887 lighthouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico for its unusual Cross of Lorraine, double-arm, T-type shape structure. The historic lighthouse is located in Caja de Muertos, an uninhabited island off the coast of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The light stands at the highest point of the island.
==History==
The light was built in 1887 by the colonial government of Spain to serve as a 3rd order lighthouse. The original lighting apparatus was built by Sautter, Lemonnier & Company lens in 1885. In 1945 the lighting was automated.〔''National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form – Isla Caja de Muertos Light''. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 2. Listing Reference Number 81000690. October 22, 1981.〕 The lighthouse was restored by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources and houses a lookout and a museum. In 2009, the government of Puerto Rico announced plans to make Caja de Muertos Island and this lighthouse a priority of the department.〔 〕〔(Jose Fernandez Colon. ''Recursos Naturales y Ambientales dará prioridad a Caja de Muertos.'' 20 February 2009. ) Retrieved 30 October 2010.〕
The ''Faro de la Isla de Caja de Muertos'' is a major light and unique architectural structure within the Spanish Lighthouse system, as well as under American rule.
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