United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Fifth Auditor.

Dates:
Active 1838
Active 1840

Biographical notes:

The Southwest Pass lighthouse, constructed in 1838, was situated in the Mississippi River Delta at the entrance to Southwest Pass from the Gulf of Mexico. It replaced an earlier lighthouse which had been destroyed by erosion.

From the description of Southwest Pass lighthouse correspondence, 1838-1840. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70781891

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Subjects:

  • Land tenure
  • Lighthouse

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Places:

  • Mississippi River Delta (La.) (as recorded)
  • Louisiana--Mississippi River Delta (as recorded)