St. Joseph Island Light

St. Joseph Island Light

Location	St. Joseph Island at west end of Mississippi Sound
Coordinates	30°11′27″N 89°25′20″W / 30.19083°N 89.42222°W / 30.19083; -89.42222Coordinates: 30°11′27″N 89°25′20″W / 30.19083°N 89.42222°W / 30.19083; -89.42222^[1]
Year first lit	1861^[2]
Deactivated	1888^[2]

The St. Joseph Island Light was a lighthouse which stood at the entrance to Lake Borgne on the north side of Mississippi Sound. It was replaced by the Lake Borgne Light to the west as the island on which it stood was eroded, and was destroyed by a hurricane in 1893.^[2] An unmanned light was eventually erected on the ruins along with a USGS water monitoring station.^[1]

References

1 2 "Mississippi Sound at USGS St Joseph Island Light". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
1 2 3 "Lighthouse Explorer: St. Joseph Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

Lighthouses of Mississippi

Biloxi Cat Island East Pascagoula River Horn Island Lake Borgne Merrill Shell Bank Natchez Pass Christian Petit Bois Island Round Island Ship Island St. Joseph Island

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