Completed in 1887, replacing the former lighthouse (built in 1835, it had collapsed into the inlet the following year),
the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was built when the area was known as Mosquito Inlet.
At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States
(the Cape Hatteras Light in North Carolina is taller at 207 feet).
