 Cat Island Light in 1915 (USCG) | |
 | |
| Location | west end of Cat Island off Mississippi coast[1] |
|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Mississippi". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Mississippi". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.