Alternate Name(s):
Chefuncte River
Type:
Year Established:
1838
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Skip Sherwood
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
North Side Lake Pontchartrain
Latitude:
30 22.46'
Longitude:
90 10.08'
City / Town:
Madisonville
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Location County:
St. Tammany
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1868
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Foundation:
Stone
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
48
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1887
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Platform Bungalow
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 mm
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later 5th order Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 16, 2018