Tchefuncte River Range Lights

The Tchefuncte River Range Lights are a range that was first established in 1838 to aid vessels entering the Tchefuncte River from the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. The lighting apparatus was supplied by Winslow Lewis and consisted of nine lamps with several fourteen-inch reflectors. The original rear tower suffered during the Civil War and was replaced with the current tower in 1868. The new tower, ten feet taller than the first, was built on the same foundation, using some of the same brick. It was given a lantern which had been removed from Cat Island Light in Mississippi.

The rear tower has a black vertical stripe to serve as the range line in daytime. It sits on a spit of land, but is accessible only by boat. The front tower is marked with a standard USCG KRW daymark, with a red stripe between two white stripes. It is a skeleton tower and sits in open water.

The rear tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The Maritime Museum Louisiana is making efforts to restore and stabilize the light.

See also

• West Rigolets Light former lighthousd also in St. Tammany Parish
• National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

References

The Light List spells the river name "Tchefuncta", but that's in conflict with the U.S. Board on Geographical Names

External links

• Media related to Tchefuncte River Range Lights at Wikimedia Commons

1. Tchefuncte River
2. Tchefuncte
3. South Pass Light
4. Sabine Pass Lighthouse
5. Ship Shoal Light
6. East Rigolets Light
7. Pass Manchac Light
8. Pass A L'Outre Light
9. West Rigolets Light
10. Chandeleur Island Light
11. Winslow Lewis
12. Trinity Shoal Light
13. New Canal Light
14. Frank's Island Light
15. Cat Island Light
16. Southwest Reef Light
17. Point Au Fer Reef Light
18. Effigy Mounds National Monument
19. List of lighthouses in Louisiana