Head of Passes (Louisiana)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1858 F W. W5. LHB Light List (US): 346
1860 LHB Light List (US): 331
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 341
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 343
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 340
1878 F W. W11. Arc illuminated S. by W. 3/4 W. by N'd to SE. by E. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 430
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 446
1886 F W. W111/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 572
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 607
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 813
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 972
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 987
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1200
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1321
1915 F W. W11. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1863
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1997
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2081

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1858 6th N/A N/A Light on keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (US): 346
1860 LHB Light List (US): 331
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 341
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 343
1870 30 34 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 340
1878 5th 36 37 Light on keeper's dwelling. Fog-bell tower is near north side of the light-house. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 430
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 446
1886 Light on white dwelling. Fog-bell tower near N. side. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 572
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 607
1893 38 Lantern on white dwelling. Fog-bell tower near N. side. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 813
1898 Black lantern on square white dwelling with gable roof. Square pyramidal fog-bell tower near N. side. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 972
1899 Black lantern on square white dwelling with gable roof. Square, white, pyramidal fog-bell tower, with black foundation, about 100 feet southerly of the light-house. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 987
1905 Black lantern on square, white dwelling with gable roof. Square, white, pyramidal fog-bell tower, with black foundation, about 1,000 feet northerly of the light-house. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1200
1908 Black lantern on white, square dwelling with gable roof; white, square, pyramidal fog-bell tower, with black foundation, about 1,000 feet N'ly of the light-house. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1321
1915 N/A 41 White; square dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1863
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1997
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2081

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 None None LHB Light List (US): 346
1860 LHB Light List (US): 331
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 341
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 343
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 340
1878 A bell, struck by machinery, giving two blows and one blow, at alternate intervals of 10 and 20 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 430
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 446
1886 Bell struck by machinery; double blow, interval 10 sec; single blow, interval 20 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 572
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 607
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 813
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 972
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 987
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1200
1908 Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 15 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1321
1915 Bell; 1 stroke every 15 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1863
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1997
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2081
1852 - 1923 (Approximate location. The light appears to have been deactivated between 1920 and 1927.)