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Alligator Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Upper Matecumbe Key. This reef lies within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).
May 25, 2017 · A reef teeming with more than 500 species of marine life, a pirate-hunter shipwreck, and a 144-year-old lighthouse all sit just four nautical miles offshore from Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
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Historical Information: The name honors the U.S. Navy Schooner "Alligator" which sunk at this location in 1822. Countless vessels have also sunk here on the reef's jagged coral. This lighthouse cost $185,000 to build, a lot of money at that time.
Oct 8, 2023 · Established in 1873, and named after a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground in 1822 and sank on the reef, the lighthouse has not shined at night for more than a decade because modern-day satellite navigation made Alligator and five other lighthouses off the Keys obsolete.
Oct 8, 2023 · Alligator and five other aging lighthouses off the Keys were important maritime navigational aids that once warned ships away from the area’s barrier coral reef.
Oct 9, 2023 · Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank, and five other aging lighthouses off the Keys were important...
