Frank's Island Light
Lighthouse in Louisiana, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Frank's Island Light was an early lighthouse in Louisiana, marking the entrance channel to the Mississippi River from the delta. Conceived of as a grand monument, it suffered from construction issues and was eventually abandoned as the channel it marked was supplanted by other routes.
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Location | Frank's Island in the Mississippi delta |
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Coordinates | 29°8′30″N 89°1′24″W[1] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1823 |
Construction | double-walled brick tower |
Shape | Conical |
Light | |
First lit | 1823 |
Deactivated | 1855 |
Lens | 18 lamps |
Characteristic | Fixed white |
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