Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
The Garden Key Light also known as the Tortuga Harbor Light is located at Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas Florida. The first lighthouse started in 1824 and first lit in 1826 was a brick conical tower. The lighthouse and its outbuildings were the only structures on Garden Key until construction started on Fort Jefferson in 1846. Construction continued until 1861 but the fort was never completed.
