Type:
Year Established:
1839
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Marsh Island/SW Ent. Vermillion Bay
Latitude:
0° 0.00'
Longitude:
0° 0.00'
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1854
Disposition:
Destroyed by Storm and Replaced by the Shell Keys Light
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Foundation:
Wooden Pier
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
54
Tower Shape:
Octagonal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1839
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later Fourth Order, Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018