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Name: Bayou Bonfouca Light
Nearest Town or City: Slidell, Louisiana, United States
Location: Northern Lake Ponchartrain
Click to enlarge: 29Kb Photo: U.S. Coast Guard
Notes: This lighthouse burned down by Confederate forces in 1862. It was replaced by Point Aux Herbes Light across the lake.
Height of Focal Plane: 39
Description of Tower: Two-story dwelling with 12-foot tower on roof.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1848
Date Deactivated: 1862
Current Use: Destroyed.
Keepers: John Wadsworth (1848), Vincenzo Scorza (1848-1862, captured by Confederate forces in 1862, later escaped from Camp Moore).
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