BAYOU ST. JOHN LIGHT Location: CANAL DE CARONDOLET, BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN Station Established: 1811 Year First Lit: 1811 Operational: No Automated: N/A Deactivated: 1878 Tower Shape/Markings/Pattern: Octagonal wooden tower on artificial island, destroyed by storm in 1837; 1838 a new 48-foot tower was constructed; in 1855 a screwpile, cottage-type structure was built, damaged during 1860 hurricane; 1869 a tower was built on the screwpile foundation. Height: 48' Original Lens: Sixth Order, Fresnel (1869) Characteristic: Fog Horn: Source: www.uscg.mil/.../ WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHLA.html 1837 Hurricane Destroys the Bayou St. John Lighthouse

The French soon erected a port on the Bayou and called it Port St. John. Later came a lighthouse, The Bayou St. John Lighthouse (pictured). Nearest Town or City: Bayou St. John, Louisiana, United States Location: Canal de Carondolet, between New Orleans and Lake Ponchartrain. Click to enlarge: 23Kb Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Notes: This was the first lighthouse built in the U.S. outside the 13 original colonies. The last lighthouse tower in this location was discontinued in 1878 and no longer stands. This light is not operational Earlier Towers? 1811: Octagonal wooden tower on artificial island, destroyed by storm in 1837, 1838: New tower, 48 feet above sea level, 1855: Screwpile cottage-type lighthouse, badly damaged in 1860 hurricane, 1869: Tower on 1855 screwpile foundation. Date Established: 1811 Date Deactivated: 1878 Optics: 1869: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Destroyed. Keepers: Lieutenant ? Sands (1811-1820), Pierre Brousseau (1821-?), John Clement (1848-?), A. B. Shelby (1856-?), Robert Gage (1869-?). From http://lhdepot.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=946