Choctaw Point Light

The Choctaw Point Light was a lighthouse located just south of Mobile, Alabama on the west shore of Mobile Bay.

Choctaw Point Light

Location	Choctaw Point south of Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates	30°40′N 87°59′W
Tower
Construction	brick
Height	43 feet (13 m)
Shape	conical tower
Light
First lit	1831
Deactivated	1862
Focal height	63 feet (19 m)[1]

History

Mobile Bay is quite shallow, and dredging began in 1826 using a machine developed by John Grant, a sea captain in the area.^[2] The channel opened the city up to greater traffic and in 1831 a brick tower was constructed on Choctaw Point, which projected from the west shore somewhat south of town.^[3] It was considered poorly sited by pilots due to its lack of alignment with the channels.^[1]

The beacon was extinguished at the outset of the Civil War and was never relit.^[3] The site was used for a buoy depot and railroad wharves; today it is occupied by a container shipping terminal, and no trace of the light remains.^[3][4]