Charley Knox

Charley Knox, a vice president of the Florida Lighthouse Association, outlined his plans at the Mayport Waterfront Partnership meeting Tuesday to move the lighthouse, which was built 150 years ago.

The brick structure is just east of the village, surrounded by security fence at the naval station.

"Our long-term goal is to get the lighthouse open to the people so they can see it," Knox said. "It's probably one of the most beautiful lighthouses in the state."

The association is dedicated to preserving about 30 Florida lighthouses. Knox said the Mayport structure would need about an acre of space in the village and a replica keeper's house and parking lot would need to be built.
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Knox said he's going to try to start a committee to relocate the lighthouse, which was built in 1859 and was decommissioned by the U.S. government in 1910. Knox, who once lived in Mayport and now lives in Lake City, said the current location is threatening the lighthouse.

"Where it's at right now and how the Navy is using that area for trucks, it's really hurting the lighthouse," said Knox.

Charlie Knox
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Charley is originally from Gettysburg, PA and retired from the US Navy. Charley and his wife Lottie developed an interest in lighthouses while visiting the St. Augustine Lighthouse.
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Charley is currently the Secretary/Treasurer of the Mayport Lighthouse Association.

Charley Knox Vice President - Marketing/Fund Raising store@floridalighthouses.org Charley is originally from Gettysburg, PA and retired from the US Navy. Charley and his late wife Lottie met each other while both of them were living in Ellijay, GA.
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Charley is currently the Secretary/Treasurer of the Mayport Lighthouse Association. He is also a member of the American Lighthouse Foundation, United States Lighthouse Society, St Augustine Lighthouse Association and Tampa Bay Harbor Lights Collectors Club.