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Biloxi Lighthouse
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1848/00/00 Murray and Hazlehurst Architect Biloxi Lighthouse is erected in Mississippi, one of the first cast-iron lighthouses in the American South. Invention of Structural Iron
2005/08/29 Hurricane Katrina's storm surge rises up a third of the 64-foot tall Biloxi Lighthouse Hurricane Katrina

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Particulars for Biloxi Lighthouse:
Build Material Cast Iron
Historic Use Coast Guard facility
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Historic Event
Sight Category Structure
Area of Significance Transportation
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 3rd October 1973

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Biloxi Lighthouse
Registry Address: On U.S. 90 at Porter Ave.
Registry Number: 73001012
Resource Type: Structure
Owner: Local
Architect: Murray and Hazlehurst
Contributing Structures: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1848
Historic Function: Transportation, Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related, Coast Guard facility
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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