Charlotte Harbor Light
The Charlotte Harbor Light was placed at a bend in the deeper part of Charlotte [Harbor (estuary)|Charlotte Harbor] to guide ships to the railroad docks in Punta [Gorda, Florida]. Punta Gorda lost importance as a port when railroad lines reached Boca [Grande, Florida|Boca Grande] on the southern end of Gasparilla Island at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor in 1906. The lighthouse steadily deteriorated and had to be demolished in 1943. The iron pilings were removed in 1975.