The Sand Island Lighthouse which has withstood over a century of storms, including Hurricane Katrina, is in a precarious situation these days with its island being washed away by the Gulf of Mexico. For all these years, it has guided vessels into Mobile Bay.
The original lighthouse was blown up by Confederates in 1861 to prevent its falling into Union hands, and rebuilt in 1883 on a man-made pile of granite rocks.
Withstanding Katrina was no easy feat, considering that the small Chandeleur Island Lighthouse simply disappeared and the 1890 New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain was demolished.
Lets Hope Funds Can be Found to Save It. --Cooter
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