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Round Island Light
Pascagoula,
Mississippi
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General Information
Date Established: 1834
Date Present Tower Built: 1859
Date Automated: 1944
Height of Tower: 50 ft.
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Description
Round Island Light was the second of two towers. The first had to be rebuilt when shore erosion from storms was threatening the foundation of the tower. In 1859, a new tower was built out of brick, but was unfortunately toppled on September 27, 1998 by a storm surge from Hurricane Georges.
Today, the Round Island Lighthouse Preservation Society is working on rebuilding the light and trying to use a large portion of the original tower.
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Date posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006
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