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References

The Light List [2] spells the river name "Tchefuncta", but that's in conflict with the U.S. Board on Geographical Names [6]

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Light List, Volume IV, Gulf of Mexico (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 84.
  3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Louisiana". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. Rowlett, Russ (2010-01-06). "Lighthouses of Louisiana". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. "The Tchefuncte River Light Station". Maritime Museum Louisiana. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  6. "Feature Detail Report for: Tchefuncte River". USGS Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
Tchefuncte River Range Lights
Tchefuncte River Range Lights
Location St. Tammany Parish, US
Coordinates 30°23′N90°10′W / 30.38°N 90.17°W / 30.38; -90.17
Tower
Constructed1838  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Tchefuncte River Range Rear Light OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Madisonville lighthouse 2.JPG
Constructionbrick (tower), stone (foundation)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Automated1952  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height16 m (52 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapeconical  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Markingswhite (tower), black (vertical stripe), black (lantern)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal none now, bell in past
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Focal height49 ft (15 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current)
Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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