Sand Island (Alabama)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1849 F W. W15. USLHE Light List (US): 211
1858 F W. W13. LHB Light List (US): 324
1860 F W. W19. LHB Light List (US): 309
1865 F W. W9. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 314
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 318
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 320
1870 F W. W12. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 319
1878 F W. W17. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 407
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 421
1886 F W. W171/2. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 543
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 576
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 779
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 921
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 931
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1114
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1230
1915 F W. W18. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1749
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1881
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1960
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2164
1931 Iso W 10s. W18. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2522
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3293
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3559
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 Iso W 10s. W17. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5439
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6418
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6418
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 Fl(2) W 10s. W17. fl 0.5, ec 2, fl 0.5, ec 7. USCG Light List - Vol. II: 153
1972

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1849 14 Lamps / 16" Refl. 50 N/A N/A USLHE Light List (US): 211
1858 1st 52 55 LHB Light List (US): 324
1860 150 152 LHB Light List (US): 309
1865 4th 25 48 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 314
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 318
1868 Temporary wooden square tower. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 320
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 319
1878 2nd 125 132 Conical brick tower, painted black, located in the middle of the island, distant 700 feet from the site of the old tower, W. NW. The keeper's dwelling is a two-story wooden building, (painted straw color,) on a brick foundation, about 100 feet S. SE. of the tower. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 407
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 421
1886 Black conical tower. Dwelling, straw-color, on brick foundation, 100 feet S. S. E., located on the southeast side of the island; old tower 700 feet E. S. E. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 543
1888 Black conical tower. Range-light on ridge of white dwelling with green blinds, on brick foundation, located on southeast side of the island. Old tower 700 feet E. S. E. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 576
1893 131 Black conical tower; white dwelling, green blinds, on brick foundation. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 779
1898 Black conical tower; white dwelling with green blinds, on brick foundation, 768 feet N. by W. 3/4 W. from tower. Square, white, pyramidal fog-bell tower about 470 feet N. by W. 1/4 W. from the light tower. Rear light on the middle of the ridge of the roof of the keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 921
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 931
1905 Black, conical tower; white dwelling with green blinds, about 25 feet northwesterly, and black, square, pyramidal fog-bell tower about 10 feet easterly from the light-tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1114
1908 Black, conical tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1230
1915 N/A 132 Black; conical tower. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1749
1917 Black, conical tower. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1881
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1960
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2164
1931 2 ei Black conical tower. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2522
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3293
1943 2 e USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3559
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5439
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6418
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6418
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 153
1972 N/A

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 None None LHB Light List (US): 324
1860 LHB Light List (US): 309
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 314
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 318
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 320
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 319
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 407
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 421
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 543
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 576
1893 Bell struck by machinery every 20 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 779
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 921
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 931
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1114
1908 None LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1230
1915 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1749
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1881
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1960
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2164
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2522
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3293
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3559
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5439
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6418
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6418
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 153
1972

Historical Light List Other Signals

1927 None USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2164
1931 RADIOBEACON: Transmits 1 dot, 1 dash, and 1 dot. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2522
1935 RADIOBEACON: Transmits gps. . USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3293
1943 RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 300 kc, groups of dot, dash, dot (). USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3559
1945 RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 300 kc, groups of dot, dash, dot (). Antenna lead-in 60 feet 326° from light tower.
1946-1947 RADIOBEACON; Transmits on 300 kc, groups of dot, dash, dot (). Antenna lead-in 60 feet 326° from light tower.
1950-1952 None
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5439
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6418
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6418
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 153
1972
1839 - 1972 (Exact locations of towers previous to the 1873 light are assumed to be reasonably close.)