Location | west end of Cat Island off Mississippi coast[1] |
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Coordinates | 30°13′50.94″N 89°09′41.68″W / 30.2308167°N 89.1615778°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1831 |
Foundation | none (1st) screw-pile (2nd)[1] |
Construction | brick (1st) cast-iron/wood (2nd)[1] |
Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) (1st) 40 feet (12 m) (2nd) |
Shape | conical tower (1st) square house (2nd)[1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1831 (1st) 1871 (2nd)[1] |
Deactivated | 1937[1] |
Lens | 10 lamps w/reflectors fifth-order Fresnel lens (2nd) |
The Cat Island Light was a lighthouse located on Cat Island off the coast of Mississippi.[2] Originally built to guide shipping through the Mississippi Sound, it was discontinued as traffic moved further south.