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Horn Island Light
The Horn Island Light (in later years also known as the Petit Bois Light) was a lighthouse in Mississippi originally located at the eastern end of Horn Island. Moved and rebuilt several times, it was deactivated and abandoned in 1961. History Horn Island and Petit Bois Island are part of a chain of barrier islands separating the sound from the Gulf of Mexico; the passage between them, the Horn Island Pass, is the most direct route to Pascagoula by water. To guide ships through the pass, the first Horn Island Light was erected in 1874, a wooden house on a screwpile foundation. In what would become a recurring theme it was moved in 1880 due to erosion. The second light was built on the island in 1887, a square house with dormers and a lantern on the roof. It too was moved in 1900 (the old abandoned light having succumbed to a storm in 1893), and was utterly destroyed by the 1906 Mississippi hurricane The 1906 Mississippi hurricane was a deadly and destructive hurricane duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit Bois Island
Petit Bois Island is a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, south of Pascagoula, and one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. It is part of Jackson County, Mississippi. Since 1971 it has been a part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, administered by the U.S. National Park Service. According to the United States Geological Survey, variant names are ''l'Isle de Petit Bois'' (French, modern spelling would be ) and ''Petitbois Island''. in French means "little woods". The island was so named by the early French explorers due to a small wooded section located on the eastern end of this mostly sand and scrub-covered island. Following the island's inundation during Hurricane Katrina, most of the trees comprising the little woods section have died. Shape changes A French exploration map of 1732 showed an elongated barrier spit between Petit Bois Island and Dauphin Island This connection was breached between 1740 and 1766, possibly as the result of the 1740 hurricane. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lighthouses In Mississippi
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Mississippi as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources. Only two of those listed remain standing, and neither holds a Coast Guard maintained light, though one is maintained privately. Three were replaced by unmanned lights at the same location. Focal height and coordinates are taken from the 1907 United States Coast Guard ''Light List'', while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. Notes :A. It is unclear whether this light was ever put in service. References {{Lighthouses in the United States Lists of lighthouses in the United States, Mississippi Lighthouses in Mississippi, Mississippi transportation-related lists, Lighthouses Lists of buildings and structures in Mississippi, Lighthouses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
