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Historic Place
Point Bolivar Lighthouse
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About this site
Point Bolivar Lighthouse is a historic place in Port Bolivar, Galveston County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 41 historic places documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3668, -94.7669 near Port Bolivar. The nearest cataloged historic site is Point Bolivar (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Point Bolivar, Fort Travis, and American Undersea Warfare Center.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2077001445. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Point Bolivar Light is a brick tower sheathed in riveted cast-iron plates, built in 1872 and rising about 117 feet to guide ships into the port of Galveston. Its third-order Fresnel lens was first lit on November 19, 1872, replacing an earlier 1852 iron lighthouse that had been pulled down during the Civil War so Union warships could not use it as a navigational aid. The light served for 61 years before being retired in 1933 and is one of only two cast-iron beacons surviving on the Texas Gulf Coast. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgtshaonline.org
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