There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of Texas, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Texas Lighthouses-Retrieved 12-17-2014 Not every lighthouse in Texas is listed here as some have very little information known about them. Saluria, and Swash lights for example were built right before the civil war and were both destroyed by confederate forces.
NameImage LocationCoordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height Aransas Pass Light Port Aransas 1857 Never Active(Inactive: 1952–1988) Unknown Unknown Brazoz River Light N/A Brazoria County N/A 1896 Never 1967(Demolished) None Unknown Brazos Santiago Light N/A South Padre Island N/A 1854 (First) 1943 (Last) Unknown 1974 None Unknown Clopper's Bar Light N/A Morgan's Point N/A 1854 Never 1880(Demolished) None 035 Corpus Christi Light N/A Corpus Christi N/A 1859 Never 1878(Demolished) None 072 Double Bayou Light N/A Oak Island 1900 Never 1915(Destroyed) None Unknown East Shoal Light N/A Galveston N/A 1872 Never 1875(Destroyed) None Unknown Fort Point Light Galveston 1882 Never 1909(Dismantled in 1953) None 048 Galveston Jetty Light(North) N/A Galveston N/A 1897 Never Unknown(Removed) None 042 Galveston Jetty Light(South) N/A Galveston N/A 1883 (First) 1918 (Last) 1972 1980(Destroyed in 2000) None 042 Halfmoon Reef Light Port Lavaca 1858 Never 1942(Moved to shore) None Unknown Halfmoon Shoal Light N/A Texas City N/A 1854 (First) 1902 (Last) Never 1930s(Demolished) None 035 Matagorda Island Light Port Lavaca 1852 (First) 1873 (Current) 1956 Active(Inactive: 1995–1999) Unknown 091 Point Bolivar Light Point Bolivar 1852 (First) 1872 (Current) Never 1933 None 116 Point Isabel Light Port Isabel 1853 Never Active(Inactive: 1905–1955) Unknown Unknown Redfish Bar Light N/A Galveston N/A 1854 Never 1936(Destroyed) None Unknown Redfish Bar Cut Light N/A Galveston N/A 1900 Never 1936(Destroyed) None 039 Sabine Bank Light Port Arthur 1906 1923 2001(Replaced withskeleton tower) None Unknown Trinity River Light N/A Trinity Bay N/A 1900 Never 1915 (Destroyed) None 016
Faux Lighthouses
NameImage LocationCoordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height Beacon Island Light N/A League City N/A 1983(Private) Always 2023 Unknown 120 Scott Self LightRockwall2008AlwaysActiveUnknown33 ft (10 m) Horseshoe Bay Light N/A Horseshoe Bay N/A 1972 Always Active Unknown Unknown Kemah Standpipe N/A Kemah N/A 2006 Always Active Third-order Fresnel(Replica) 151 Lake Buchanan Light N/A Buchanan Dam N/A 1984 Always Active(Inactive: 1990–2006) Unknown 140 Lake Canyon Yacht Club N/A Canyon Lake N/A 1985 Always Active Unknown Unknown Lake Conroe Light N/A Willis N/A 1977(Rebuilt in 1999) Always 2024 Unknown Unknown
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