Lake Pontchartrain (Images of America)

Bayou St. John Light - 1811

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The Bayou St. John Light was the first lighthouse built in the U.S. outside the 13 original colonies. The station was established on Bayou St. John at the lake in 1811. The original lighthouse was destroyed by a storm in 1837. In 1838 a new 48 foot tower was constructed. By 1855 a cottage-type structure on pilings replaced the older lighthouse. The light was deactivated in 1878. It no longer exists. (Courrtesy of U.S. Coast Guard.)

    

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