Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in July 2013. It has been edited for timeliness and to delete out-of-date material.
Hard to believe, but the Jupiter Lighthouse has stood watch over the Jupiter Inlet and the northern edge of the Florida Straits for 165 years.
One of the oldest structures in the county — a nearby brick oil house is the very oldest with a few months on its neighbor — this north county landmark had a rocky path to existence…