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| Mobile Middle Bay Lighthouse, Mobile, AL |
*Dates of operation~~ 1885-1967
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 54 feet
*Elevation~~ on screwpile base at sea level
*Markings~~ White dwelling on red screwpile base
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1935
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 155mm (hazard warning)
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Alabama Historical Commission lease to Mobile Middle Bay Lighthouse
Centennial Committee
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Mobile Harbor from Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ Built as a replica to Maryland's Hooper Strait Lighthouse.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://alabamalighthouses.com/mbl.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mobile.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=650
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 54 feet
*Elevation~~ on screwpile base at sea level
*Markings~~ White dwelling on red screwpile base
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1935
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 155mm (hazard warning)
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Alabama Historical Commission lease to Mobile Middle Bay Lighthouse
Centennial Committee
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Mobile Harbor from Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ Built as a replica to Maryland's Hooper Strait Lighthouse.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://alabamalighthouses.com/mbl.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mobile.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=650
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