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Sand Island Light (Alabama)
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For the lighthouse in Lake Superior, see Sand Island Light (Wisconsin).
Sand Island Light, also known as Sand Island Lighthouse (and historical light station), is a decommissioned lighthouse located at the southernmost point of the state of Alabama, United States, near Dauphin Island, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama. It is located roughly 3 miles offshore from the primary Mobile Bay entrance, bounded on the east by Mobile Point and on the west by Dauphin Island.[3] The lighthouse is 132 feet (40 m) high.
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Location | Sand Island Mobile County Alabama United States |
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Coordinates | 30°11′16″N 88°03′02″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1838 (first) 1859 (second) 1864 (third) |
Foundation | stone |
Construction | brownstone tower |
Automated | 1948 |
Height | 131 feet (40 m) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | unpainted tower, black lantern, and balcony |
Operator | Town of Dauphin Island[1] |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Fog signal | bell struck every 20 seconds |
Light | |
First lit | 1873 (current) |
Deactivated | 1971 |
Focal height | 38 m (125 ft) ![]() |
Lens | 1838: 14 lamps with 16-inch reflectors 1859: First order Fresnel lens 1862-63: Fourth order Fresnel lens 1873: Second order Fresnel lens, now at the Fort Morgan Museum |
Range | 0 miles (0 km) |
Characteristic | F W |
Sand Island Light | |
Nearest city | Fort Morgan, Alabama |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 75000305[2] |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1975 |
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