Managing Organization: Port Lavaca/Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
Telephone:
800-556-7678
Contact Address Information: P.O. Box 528 2300 Hwy 35 Bypass Port Lavaca Texas,
77979,
United States
Notes: This lighthouse has been moved twice. It is now in Bay Front Park where it serves as Port Lavaca's visitor center. Description of Tower: Hexagonal wooden tower on roof of keeper's quarters; iron screwpile foundation.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1858 Date Present Tower Built: 1858
Tower Moved? c. 1942, 1980 Date Deactivated: 1942 Optics: 1858: Fourth order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Attraction in municipal park. Open To Public? Yes. Directions: The lighthouse is in Bay Front Park, at the west end of the causeway on SH 35, Port Lavaca.
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