Sabine Pass Light
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| Sabine Pass Light | |
| Location | Cameron Parish, Louisiana |
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| Year first lit | 1856 |
| Deactivated | 1952 |
| Foundation | Brick buttresses / shellcrete |
| Construction | Brick |
| Tower shape | Octagon with eight buttresses |
| Markings / pattern | White with black stripe, "rocket ship" |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Focal height | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Original lens | Third order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 90s |
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Sabine Pass Lighthouse
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| Nearest city: | Cameron, Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 29°42′59.5″N 93°51′0.6″W / 29.716528°N 93.850167°WCoordinates: 29°42′59.5″N 93°51′0.6″W / 29.716528°N 93.850167°W |
| Area: | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built: | 1856 |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: |
81000290 [3] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 17, 1981 |
The Sabine Pass Light is a historic lighthouse in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River across from the community of Sabine Pass, Texas. It went into operation in 1857 and remained lit for 95 years, with the exception of a brief period during the Civil War. The light was permanently extinguished by the Coast Guard in 1952. The wharfs, keeper's house and wooden outbuilding have all been destroyed by marsh fire.
One of only three built in the United States of similar design, the light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Sabine Pass Lighthouse in 1981. A restoration effort is being made by the Cameron Preservation Alliance.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Louisiana". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHLA.asp.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Louisiana Lighthouses: Sabine Pass Light". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/sabineps.htm. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Sabine Pass Lighthouse". Cameron Preservation Alliance. http://www.sabinepasslighthouse.org/. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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