List of lighthouses in Mississippi

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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Mississippi as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources.

Only two of those listed remain standing, and neither holds a Coast Guard maintained light, though one is maintained privately. Three were replaced by unmanned lights at the same location.

Focal height and coordinates are taken from the 1907 United States Coast Guard Light List , [1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. [2]

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Biloxi Light BiloxiLightHouseandVisitorsCenter.jpg Biloxi 30°23′44″N88°54′04″W / 30.3956°N 88.9011°W / 30.3956; -88.9011 (Biloxi Light) 18481941ActiveUnknown60 ft (18 m)
Cat Island Light CatIslandLight1831.JPG Cat island 30°13′56″N89°09′41″W / 30.2322°N 89.1614°W / 30.2322; -89.1614 (Cat Island Light) 1831 (First)
1871 (Last)		Never1937
(Destroyed in 1961)		None45 ft (14 m)
East Pascagoula River Light East Pascagoula River Light.JPG Pascagoula 30°21′00″N88°34′05″W / 30.350°N 88.568°W / 30.350; -88.568 (East Pascagoula River Light) 1854 [3] Never1906 [3]
(Destroyed)		None35 ft (11 m)
Horn Island Light Horn Island Light.JPG Pascagoula 30°13′26″N88°29′06″W / 30.224°N 88.485°W / 30.224; -88.485 (Horn Island Light) [4]
(Third light)		1874 (First)
1908 (Last)		1951>1961
(Destroyed)		None47 ft (14 m)
(Third tower)
Lake Borgne Light Lake Borgne Light.JPG Lake Borgne 30°10′30″N89°27′14″W / 30.175°N 89.454°W / 30.175; -89.454 (Lake Borgne Light) 1889 [5] Never1937 [5]
(Destroyed)		None43 ft (13 m) [5]
Merrill Shell Bank Light Merrill shell bank light.JPG Mississippi Sound 30°14′33″N89°14′56″W / 30.2425°N 89.2489°W / 30.2425; -89.2489 (Merrill Shell Bank Light) 1860 (First)
1883 (Last)		19321945
(Removed)		None42 ft (13 m)
Natchez Light A N/A Natchez N/A1828 [6] Never1839-1840 [6] [7]
(Destroyed) [7] 		None35 ft (11 m) [6]
Pass Christian Light Pass Christian Light USCG.jpg Pass Christian 30°18′54″N89°15′04″W / 30.315°N 89.251°W / 30.315; -89.251 (Pass Christian Light) 1831Never1882
(Demolished)		None42 ft (13 m)
Round Island Light Round Island Light, Pascagoula(Jackson County, Mississippi).jpg Round Island
(later: Pascagoula)		 30°17′28″N88°35′06″W / 30.291°N 88.585°W / 30.291; -88.585 (Round Island Light (orig))
(Original)
30°22′15″N88°33′21″W / 30.3707°N 88.5559°W / 30.3707; -88.5559 (Round Island Light (current))
(Current)		1833 (First)
1859 (Last)		19441949
(Destroyed in 1998,
rebuilt in 2012)		Fourth-order Fresnel
(Replica)		50 ft (15 m)
Ship Island Light Shipisland1886lighthouse.JPG Ship Island 30°12′46″N88°57′58″W / 30.2127°N 88.9661°W / 30.2127; -88.9661 (Ship Island Light) 1853 (First)
1886 (Last)		19501964
(Destroyed in 1972)		None76 ft (23 m)
St. Joseph Island Light N/ASt. Joseph Island 30°11′28″N89°25′19″W / 30.191°N 89.422°W / 30.191; -89.422 (St. Joseph Island Light) [8] 1861 [9] Never1888 [9]
(Destroyed in 1893)		NoneUnknown

Notes

A. ^ It is unclear whether this light was ever put in service. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Government Printing Office. March 1, 1907. pp. 234–243. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Mississippi". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses . Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p.  104. ISBN   9780762704439 . Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lighthouse Inspection Report: Horn Island Light Station". October 6, 1911. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses . Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. pp.  108–109. ISBN   9780762704439 . Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Lighthouse Explorer: Natchez Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses . Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p.  144. ISBN   9780762704439 . Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Sound at USGS St Joseph Island Light". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Lighthouse Explorer: St. Joseph Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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