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| Point Bolivar Lighthouse, Port Bolivar, TX |
*Dates of operation~~ 1872-1933
*Building Material~~ Cast iron w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 116 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Black
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, radio house
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned
*Waterway Location~~ Galveston Bay, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ The original iron plate tower was completely dismantled during the
Civil War and was either melted down or used for plating on a Confederate ironclad ship.
There is no official record as to where the plates were actually used, and there is also no
record of any of the plates still existing.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=152
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/bolivar.htm
Lighthouse photos from Rusty Key.com
http://www.rustykey.com/light/bol-photos.html
2003 Houston Chronicle article on the lighthouse's modern history
http://www.crystalbeach.com/light2.htm
*Building Material~~ Cast iron w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 116 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Black
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, radio house
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned
*Waterway Location~~ Galveston Bay, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ The original iron plate tower was completely dismantled during the
Civil War and was either melted down or used for plating on a Confederate ironclad ship.
There is no official record as to where the plates were actually used, and there is also no
record of any of the plates still existing.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=152
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/bolivar.htm
Lighthouse photos from Rusty Key.com
http://www.rustykey.com/light/bol-photos.html
2003 Houston Chronicle article on the lighthouse's modern history
http://www.crystalbeach.com/light2.htm
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