 the third Horn Island Light (USCG) | |
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| Location | originally on east tip of Horn Island; later north of the west end of Petit Bois Island in the Mississippi Sound |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°13′26″N 88°29′06″W / 30.224°N 88.485°W (final light)[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1874  |
| Height | 47 ft (14 m)[3] |
| Shape | house |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1874 (first tower); 1908 (final tower)[1][2] |
| Deactivated | 1961[2] |
| Lens | fourth order Fresnel lens[1] |
| Characteristic | fixed white |
The Horn Island Light (in later years also known as the Petit Bois Light) was a lighthouse in Mississippi originally located at the eastern end of Horn Island. Moved and rebuilt several times, it was deactivated and abandoned in 1961.
- ^ a b c "Lighthouse Inspection Report: Horn Island Light Station". 1911-10-06. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ a b Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780762704439. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Mississippi". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.