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| Sand Island Lighthouse, Dauphin Island, AL |
*Dates of operation~~ 1873-1933
*Building Material~~ Brownstone
*Tower~~ 131 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ Natural brownstone w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ None
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1921
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None, (Original Fresnel lens in nearby Fort Morgan Museum)
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Town of Dauphin Island
*Waterway Location~~ Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is on a no longer existing island, having been claimed
by the Gulf of Mexico. A grass-roots effort is currently being made to try to save it before
deterioration causes it to collapse.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.sandislandlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sandisl.htm
02/19/01 article on the efforts to preserve Sand Island Lighthouse
http://www.thelighthousepeople.com/alabama/Sand_island_article.htm
Alabama Lighthouse Association's Sand Island page
http://alabamalighthouses.com/si_lite.htm
Lots of great Sand Island photos
http://xpda.com/sandisland
*Building Material~~ Brownstone
*Tower~~ 131 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ Natural brownstone w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ None
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1921
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None, (Original Fresnel lens in nearby Fort Morgan Museum)
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Town of Dauphin Island
*Waterway Location~~ Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is on a no longer existing island, having been claimed
by the Gulf of Mexico. A grass-roots effort is currently being made to try to save it before
deterioration causes it to collapse.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.sandislandlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sandisl.htm
02/19/01 article on the efforts to preserve Sand Island Lighthouse
http://www.thelighthousepeople.com/alabama/Sand_island_article.htm
Alabama Lighthouse Association's Sand Island page
http://alabamalighthouses.com/si_lite.htm
Lots of great Sand Island photos
http://xpda.com/sandisland
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