▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 7 2 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁post ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Pres id io ▁Is la ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁P unta ▁de ▁Sig uen za ▁near ▁P ens ac ola ▁on ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Bay ▁Light ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁bay . ▁The ▁light ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned , ▁and ▁the ▁un used ▁tower ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁Park ▁T . H . ▁Stone ▁Memorial ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Pen ins ula ▁State ▁Park ▁occup ies ▁somewhat ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁The ▁pen ins ula ▁was ▁cut ▁through ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Michael ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁leaving ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Pen ins ula ▁State ▁Park ▁on ▁an ▁island . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Th erm ol um ines c ence ▁sand - m igration ▁analysis ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁[ ▁US GS ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁System ▁Fe ature ▁Det ail ▁Report ▁- ▁Saint ▁Joseph ▁Pen ins ula ] ▁- ▁retrieved ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁G ulf ▁County , ▁Florida ▁Category : P