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Tchefuncte River Range Lights

Lighthouse · St. Tammany County, Louisiana

Madisonville lighthouse 2010 January 31 viewed from the east. It is often referred to as the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse. Its official name is Tchefuncta (sic)
Madisonville lighthouse 2010 January 31 viewed from the east. It is often referred to as the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse. Its official name is Tchefuncta (sic) · Richard David Ramsey / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Tchefuncte River Range Lights is a lighthouse in St. Tammany County, Louisiana. Louisiana has 22 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in St. Tammany County.

It was built in 1868, in the Civil War era, making it the 5th oldest of the 9 in Louisiana with a recorded construction date; it guards Lake Pontchartrain.

Status check, 2026-11: The 1838 tower was damaged in the Civil War and rebuilt on the same foundation in 1867–68 using some of the original brick; it is still active as the Rear Range Light and is on the National Register (1986); sources give its height as 30, 43 or 52 ft. It stands at 30.3796° N, 90.1691° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1868
Body of waterLake Pontchartrain
Coordinates30.37960, -90.16910

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Questions

Where is Tchefuncte River Range Lights?

Tchefuncte River Range Lights is in St. Tammany County, Louisiana, at 30.3796, -90.1691.

How many lighthouses are in St. Tammany County?

St. Tammany County, Louisiana has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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