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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse fell into severe disrepair after being automated in 1945. It was dismantled and replaced by a smaller light on the old foundation in 2002. The restored lantern is on display in Lions Park in Sabine Pass, Texas.
Description of Tower: 72-foot brown, cast iron
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1906
Date Present Tower Built: 1906
Date Deactivated: 2002
Date Automated: 1945
Optics: 1906: Third order Fresnel lens, now 190 mm. The Fresnel lens is now on display at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas.
Current Use: Destroyed.
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