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South Pass West Jetty Lighthouse

Oct. 17, 2019
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South Pass West Jetty Lighthouse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

SOUTH PASS RANGE FRONT LIGHT

Location: MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
Station Established: 1919 
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1947 
Operational? NO 
Automated? UNK 
Deactivated: 
Foundation Materials: 
Construction Materials: 
Tower Shape: SKELETAL 
Markings/Pattern: 
Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE 
Original Lens: 

Historical Information:

  • 1947 – Skeletal tower built to act as front range to existing South Pass Lighthouse.
  • Also known as South Pass West Jetty Light.

Researched and written by Marie Vincent, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.