List of lighthouses in Alabama
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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Alabama as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources. There is only one active light in the state, though another has been replaced by a skeleton tower; a third still stands but is inactive. The rest have all been destroyed.
Focal height and coordinates are taken from the 1907 United States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Battery Gladden Light | Mobile Bay | 30°40′03″N 88°01′22″W / 30.6675°N 88.0228°W / 30.6675; -88.0228 (Battery Gladden Light) | 1872[3] | Never | 1913[3] (Destroyed by 1950[3]) | None | 045 45 ft (14 m) | |
Choctaw Point Light | Mobile | 30°40′01″N 87°58′59″W / 30.667°N 87.983°W / 30.667; -87.983 (Choctaw Point Light)[4] | 1831[5] | Never | 1862[5] (Destroyed[5]) | None | 063 63 ft (19 m)[4] | |
Middle Bay Light | Mobile Bay | 30°26′14″N 88°00′40″W / 30.4372°N 88.0111°W / 30.4372; -88.0111 (Middle Bay Light) | 1885 | 1935 | Active | 155mm | 048 48 ft (15 m) | |
Mobile Point Range Rear Light | Fort Morgan | 30°13′40″N 88°01′27″W / 30.2278°N 88.0242°W / 30.2278; -88.0242 (Mobile Point Range Lights) | 1822 (First) 1873 (Last) | Never | 1966 (Replaced with skeleton tower) | None | 045 45 ft (14 m) | |
Sand Island Light | Dauphin Island | 30°11′15″N 88°03′02″W / 30.1875°N 88.0506°W / 30.1875; -88.0506 (Sand Island Light) | 1838 (First) 1873 (Current) | 1948 | 1971 | None | 131 131 ft (40 m) |
References
- ^ List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Government Printing Office. March 1, 1907. pp. 229–233. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alabama". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ a b c "Battery Gladden Light". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ a b Mills, Robert (1845). American Lighthouse Guide. Washington: William M. Morrison. p. 81. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
choctaw point lighthouse.
- ^ a b c "Choctaw Point Light". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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