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Loxahatchee River Historical Society:

Illuminating History For 50 Years - From Oil House

Museum To A National Heritage Site

Jan. 27 marked a remarkable milestone for the President George W. Bush on May 8, 2008 and gave the
local nonprofit Loxahatchee River Historical Society Jupiter Lighthouse the national recognition it deserves. The
(LRHS). Fifty years ago, the society incorporated society was named as a managing partner, an unusual honor
to begin the important work of documenting and for a nonprofit in public lands legislation.
preserving the area’s more than 6,000-year history. From the opening of the first Lighthouse Museum in
Today the society is best known for operating the the 1860 Oil House to the current operations of the Jupiter
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. Inlet Lighthouse & Museum serving over 100,000 annual
In 1970, Ethel Gravett took her son’s Cub Scout visitors today, the society has honored the legacy of that
troop to visit the home of local historian and pioneer first meeting between Ethel Gravett and Bessie DuBois.
Bessie Wilson DuBois. Bessie told the Cub Scouts As we look back over the past 50 years, we honor the
stories of our history, while showing them treasures, dedication of the volunteers and staff of the LRHS for their
artifacts, and photos she collected over her lifetime in dedication to keep preserving and retelling the stories of
Jupiter. When Ethel learned that Bessie was worried our unique coastal community and its cherished Lighthouse.
about the future of her collection, she had a vision Visit jupiterlighthouse.org to join us for upcoming 50th
that would change our community forever. Serving Ethel Gravett at the LHS Oil House Museum dedication in 1973 Anniversary programs and events.
as the chair for Jupiter-Tequesta Junior Woman’s
Club, she galvanized local civic organizations and other
community members, organized meetings, and formed the
“Loxahatchee Historical Society.” The following year, the
society opened the first Lighthouse Museum in the 1860
Oil House adjacent to the Lighthouse.
First there was the urgent need for preservation. The
society acquired the listing of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
on the National Register of Historic Places and the 1898
DuBois Pioneer Home, which they operated as a museum
house from 1977 until 2007, when the county closed it for
renovations. Volunteers rallied to save the Lighthouse and
maintain it as an active aid to navigation when the U.S.
Coast Guard considered decommissioning the Lighthouse
in favor of a modern light atop a condo.
The Loxahatchee Historical Museum opened in 1988 in
Burt Reynolds Park offering exhibits and creating a home
for the DuBois and other collections. On Pearl Harbor
Day 2006, the society opened the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
& Museum in the restored WWII Navy Married Men’s
Housing building. The society then spearheaded efforts
to obtain permanent protection of the Lighthouse and
surrounding 120 acres of sensitive habitat as an Outstanding
Natural Area (ONA) in the National Conservation Lands.
These special Conservation Lands are a part of the U.S.
Department of Interior and managed by the Bureau of
Land Management. The Congressional Bill was signed by
Dedication of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
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