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| Location | Manchac, Tangipahoa Parish, US |
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| Coordinates | 30°17′48″N 90°17′54″W / 30.29669°N 90.29825°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1837  |
| Construction | stone (foundation), brick (tower) |
| Automated | 1941 |
| Height | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Shape | cylinder |
| Markings | white |
| Fog signal | 1,200 pounds (540 kg) mechanical bell, 1898 |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1857 |
| Deactivated | 1987 |
| Lens | fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | F R (–1865), F W (1865–) |
Pass Manchac Light | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Nearest city | Ponchatoula, Louisiana |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architectural style | Masonry lighthouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001554[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1986 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 31, 2019 |
| Active light | |
| Constructed | 1987 |
Pass Manchac Light was a historic lighthouse in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, which was originally established in 1838, to mark the north side of the entrance to Pass Manchac, the channel between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas. The fourth and last tower on this particular site was constructed in 1857 and was in service for 130 years. The first three had been built in 1838, 1842, and 1846, in each case requiring replacement due to poor construction and/or encroaching lake waters.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas, 1/80,000". Chart. 11369. NOAA. 2005.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Louisiana". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- ^ "Pass Manchac Light". Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Louisiana Lighthouses. National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (January 11, 2010). "Lighthouses of Louisiana". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Light List, Volume IV, Gulf of Mexico (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 86.