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LIGHT-HOUSES IN THE UNITED STATES.    687

miles E. of West Pass to St. George's Sound.

.. . Fixed. In place of one on St. George's
Island.

St. Maries. E. side of entrance to St. Mark's
harbor. Lat. 30° 4'. Lon. 84° 11'. Fixed.
Height of lantern above the sea, 73 feet.

Pensacola. S. side of entrance to Pensacola
Bay, and N. W. of fort on St. Rosa Island. Lat.
30° 20' 48". Lon. 87° 17'. Revolving. Height
of lantern above the sea, 80 feet.

Amelia Island. S. side of entrance to St. Ma-
ry's River, and on N. end of said island. Lat.
30° 42'. Lon. 81° 36' 30". Revolving.

Cape St. Bias. On Cape St. Bias, about 2
miles from its S. point.. .. Revolving.

Dog Island. On said island, E. side of middle
entrance to St. George's Sound. Lat. 29° 46'
20". Lon. 84° 38' 9". Revolving.

Egmont Key. On said key or island, entrance
of Tampa Bay.. .. Fixed.

Floating Lights. Carysfort Reef. Tonnage
225. About 1° E. of Cape Sable, on said reef.
Two lanterns and lamps, with 12 cylindrical
wicks each, the forward lantern Elevated 40 feet,
and the after do. 30 feet; seen 12 miles.

Key West. Tonnage 145. At N. W. passage,
near 12 miles from Key West. One light with 9
lamps and 24 wicks.

Sand Key, (temporary.) Tonnage 140. At
Sand Key. One lamp with 12 wicks.

ALABAMA.

Mobile Point. On Mobile Point, E. side of
entrance to Mobile Bay. Lat. 30° 13'42". Lon.
87° 58b Revolving. Height of lantern above the
sea, 55 feet.

Choctaw Point. On Choctaw Point, a little S.
of Mobile. Lat. 30° 44'. Lon. 88° 12'. Fixed.

Sand Island. About 3 miles S. S. W. from
Mobile Point.
Lat. 30° 13'. Lon. 88° 10' 58".
Fixed.

MISSISSIPPI.

Cat Island. On W. point of said island, and
E. of entrance to Lake Borgne. Lat. 30° 13' 40".
Lon. 89° 5'. Fixed.

Pass Christian. On the main land, about 6^
miles N. W. of Cat Island light. Lat. 30° 18' 55".
Lon. 89° 10'26". Fixed.

Round Island. On said island, off Pascagoula
Bay. Lat. 30° 20'. Lon. 88° 40'. Fixed. Height
of lantern above the sea, 44 feet.

Biloxi. In Biloxi village, W. of W. entrance
to Biloxi Bay. . . . Fixed. Height of lantern
above the sea, 53 feet.

LOUISIANA.

Bayou St. John. Mouth of Bayou St. John,
on Lake Ponchartrain, 5 miles N. New Orles#is.
Lat. 30° 3'. Lon. 90°. Fixed. Height of lan-
tern above the sea, 30 feet.

Frank's Island. On Frank's Island, at mouth
of Mississippi, N. E. Pass, N. side. Lat. 29° 8'
30". Lon. 89° 1' 24". Fixed. Height of lan-
tern above the sea, 78 feet.

South-west Pass of Mississippi. Entrance of
Mississippi River, S. W. Pass, W. side. Lat. 28°
58' 30". Lon. 89° 20". Fixed. Showing two
lights, one 25 feet above the other.

South Point, (Gordon's Island.) Entrance of
Mississippi River, near S. Pass, S. W. side. Lat.
28° 59' 42". Lon. 89° 7' 24". Revolving.

Pleasonton's Island. E. Lake Ponchartrain,
near mouth Pearl River. . .. Fixed. Formerly
revolving.


Tchefuncta River. Lake Ponchartrain, near
Madisonville. .. . Fixed.

Point de Fe^ At the entrance of River Teche,
or Atchafalaya Bay. Lat.
29° 19' 30". Lon. 91°
33'.
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 70
feet.

Part Ponchartrain. Near E. end of railroad.

... Revolving. Height of lantern above the sea,
30 feet.

Pass Manchac. Mouth of Pass Manchac, be-
tween Lakes Maurepas and Ponchartrain.. . .
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
34 feet.
Red light, on S. side of the Pass.

New Canal. Lake Ponchartrain, entrance of
said canal.. . . Fixed. Height of lantern above
the sea,
30 feet.

Vermilion Bay. Near S. W. entrance to said
bay, on Marsh Island.. .. Revolving.

Bon Fouca. Near mouth of Bayou Bon Fouca.

.. . Fixed.

Chandeleur Island. On N. end of said island.

... Fixed.

Proclorsville Beacon. On Lake Borgne. ...
Fixed.

Floating Lights. Merrills Shell Bank, (iron
boat.) Tonnage
400. At Merrill's Shell Bank.
One lamp.

Ship Shoal Pleasonton. Tonnage 160. On the
inside of the western end of Ship Island Shoal,
in
5 fathoms of water, near Dernier (or Last Isl-
and.) Two lamps and lantern with 8 wicks, one
elevated
45, the other 30 feet.

Atchafalaya Bay. Tonnage 72. In Atchafa-
laya Bay. One lamp with
12 wicks, 35 feet ele-
vation.

OHIO.

Grand River. Mouth of Grand River, Fairport,
Lake Erie. Lat.
41° 53'. Lon. 81° 23'. Fixed.
Height of lantern above the sea,
91 feet. Light-
house on the main land; a beacon on a pier.

Grand River Beacon. Mouth of Grand River
.. . Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
24
feet.

Cleveland. Cleveland harbor, Lake Erie. Lat.
41° 31'. Lon. 81° 51'. Fixed. Height of lan-
tern above the sea,
140 feet. Light-house on the
main land ; a beacon on a pier.

Cleveland Beacon. Cleveland harbor, Lake Erie.
.. . Fixed.

Vermilion River Beacon. On pier, Vermilion
harbor, Lake Erie. . . . Fixed.

Turtle Island. On said island, mouth of Mau-
mee Bay, Michigan. .. . Fixed. Height of lan-
tern above the sea,
41 feet.

Sandusky. Near entrance Sandusky Bay.. . .
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
60 feet.

Port Clinton. On Lake Erie, N. W. of San-
dusky Bay. . . . Fixed. Height of lantern above
the sea,
45 feet.

Conneaut River Beacon. On Lake Erie, N. E.
corner of Ohio... -. Fixed. Beacon on a pier.

Mouth Huron River Beacon. On Lake Erie,
Huron co. . . . Fixed. Height of lantern above
the sea,
40 feet. Beacon on a pier.

Mouth Black River. On Lake Erie, Lorain co.
. .. Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
40
feet. Beacon on a pier.

Ashtabula Beacon. On Lake Erie, Ashtabula
co... . Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
40 feet. Beacon on a pier.


A Gazetteer of the United States of America by John Hayward.

Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany and Company. 1853. Public domain



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