Alternate Name(s):
Atchafalaya Bay
Type:
Year Established:
1859
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Southwest Reef LA 2018 by JCC.jpeg (667.56 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2018
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Relocated from Atchafalaya Bay
Latitude:
29° 41.39'
Longitude:
91° 12.58'
City / Town:
Berwick
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Location County:
St. Mary
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1916
Year Tower Established:
1858
Tower Construction Material:
Iron Plate
Tower Foundation:
Pile with two platforms
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
54.25
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
54.25
Tower Shape:
Square Pyramidal Skeletal
Tower Daymark:
Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1859
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Egyptian Revival
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood/Cast iron
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Removed
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1859
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017