United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Fifth Auditor.
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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| creatorOf | United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Fifth Auditor. Southwest Pass lighthouse correspondence, 1838-1840. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Lewis, Isaiah W. P. | person |
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| Mississippi River Delta (La.) | |||
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