Type:
Year Established:
1811
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
USLHB
Photo Courtesy of:
National Archives NA 26-LG-34-15
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Bayou Mouth On Lake Pontchartrain
Latitude:
30° 1.50'
Longitude:
90° 4.57'
City / Town:
New Orleans
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1878
Year Tower Established:
1882
Tower Foundation:
Screwpile (1858)
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
33
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
28
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1811
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Lens Lantern
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
1811 (wood on piles), 1858 (screwpile), 1882