Cat Island (Mississippi)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 F W. Lighthouse characteristic is assumed. USLHE Light List (US): 195
1849 F W. W14. USLHE Light List (US): 212
1858 F W. W12. LHB Light List (US): 331
1860 LHB Light List (US): 316
1878 FFl W 90s. F12, Fl12. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 416
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 430
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 555
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 589
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 794
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 953
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 965
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1175
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1294
1915 FFl W 90s. F11, Fl11. fl 4. Obscured 261°-286°(25°). Light is obscured by Great Sand Hill and trees on Cat Island. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1815
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1949
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2032
1927 Fl W 30s. W12. fl 3. Obscured 261°-286°(25°). Light is obscured by Great Sand Hill and trees on Cat Island. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2242
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2705
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3528

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 10 Lamps / 14" Refl. 34 N/A N/A USLHE Light List (US): 195
1849 45 USLHE Light List (US): 212
1858 4th 34 39 LHB Light List (US): 331
1860 LHB Light List (US): 316
1878 5th 40 45 Light on a square wooden dwelling, upon wrought-iron piles with a cast-iron screw. Foundation-piles and lantern painted red; house, white. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 416
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 430
1886 White screw-pile structure; piles and lantern, red. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 555
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 589
1893 451/2 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 794
1898 Square, white, screw-pile structure; piles and lantern, red. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 953
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 965
1905 White, square, screw-pile structure; piles and lantern, red. In shallow water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1175
1908 White, square, screw-pile structure; red piles and lantern. In shallow water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1294
1915 N/A N/A 46 White, square house, on red piles; red lantern. In shallow water. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1815
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1949
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2032
1927 White, square house, on red piles; red lantern. In 1/2 fathom. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2242
1931 5 a White square house on red piles; red lantern. In 3 feet. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2705
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3528
1831 - 1870 (Approximate location of original brick light.)
1871 - 1937 (Approximate location of screwpile light.)