East Rigolets

Alternate Name(s):
Pleasonton's Island
Year Established:
1833
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
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File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
Pearl River/e. Lake Pontchartrain
Latitude:
30° 15.5'
Longitude:
89° 65.0'
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. East Rigolets
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1874
Disposition:
Refitted 1857; Discontinued 1874
Year Tower Established:
1833
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
60
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
50
Tower Shape:
Conical
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1838
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018