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SAND ISLAND LIGHT

State: ALABAMA
Location: OFF MOBILE POINT SOUTH OF FORT
Nearest City: GULF SHORES
County: BALDWIN
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1838

Historic photo c.1963, courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated: 1921
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BROWNSTONE
Markings/Patterns: UNPAINTED GOTHIC TOWER W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 131
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1873
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1933
Height of Focal Plane: 132
Fresnel Lens Disposition: SECOND ORDER LENS IN FORT MORGAN MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DESTROYED)

Year Constructed: 1881
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: MASONRY GOTHIC

Other Structures:

Current Use: UNDERGOING RESTORATION

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF DAUPHIN ISLAND

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #75000305
Name of Listing: SAND ISLAND LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous: TRANSFERRED TO TOWN OF DAUPHIN ISLAND MARCH 30, 2004 UNDER THE NPS FEDERAL LANDS TO PARKS PROGRAM

Last Modified: Mon, Oct 02 2006 11:00:00 am EDT
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