Pass Manchac Light

Pass Manchac Light is a lighthouse in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana. Louisiana has 22 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1837, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the oldest of the 9 in Louisiana with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 40 feet tall; the light characteristic is recorded as F R (a steady light); it guards Lake Pontchartrain; it was deactivated in 1987; the structure is built of stone.

Its record gives 2012 as the year this lighthouse was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. Pass Manchac Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 30.2967° N, 90.2982° W.

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