Round Island Lighthouse, Mississippi
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 Round Island Lighthouse at the new location in Pascagoula (2015) |
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| location | Pascagoula , Jackson County , Mississippi | ||
| Coordinates | 30 ° 22 '14.5 " N , 88 ° 33' 21.2" W | ||
| NRHP number | 86002815 | ||
| The NRHP added | October 9, 1986 | ||
Round Island Lighthouse is a Grade II listed lighthouse in Pascagoula , Mississippi .
It was built in 1833 on the southwest end of the small island of Round Island in Mississippi Sound . According to the annual reports of the Lighthouse Board , it soon became clear that the lighthouse was of poor construction quality and that the location had been chosen unfavorably. This led to the renovation of the 15 m high Round Island Lighthouse in 1859 , although today it can no longer be clarified whether a change of location was also carried out. Since the lighthouse was only equipped with a fourth order Fresnel lens , it is likely that it was considered less important for the management of shipping traffic.
Round Island Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1986 as a Historic Monument .
In 1998, a tidal wave caused by Hurricane Georges brought down the lighthouse. The faithful reconstruction that was decided afterwards came to an abrupt end in 2005 with Hurricane Katrina , which destroyed the completed foundations. In April 2007, plans were announced to move Round Island Lighthouse to the banks of the town of Pascagoula. On November 13, 2015, the lighthouse was reopened with a functional Fresnel lens as part of a festive ceremony.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Brook: Round Island Lighthouse: Nomination Form . National Register Information System, National Park Service . April 1986, accessed on May 30, 2016 (English, PDF file; 345 kB)
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 30, 2016
- ↑ Round Island, MS at www.lighthousefriends.com, accessed May 30, 2016