Bolivar Point Lighthouse
419 Everett Ln, Port Bolivar, TX 77650, USA
Texas, USA
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LIGHTHOUSE
EST. 1852
EST. 1852
1852
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Bolivar Point Lighthouse.
The 1872 cast-iron tower survives on private property on the Bolivar Peninsula, visible from the coast.
About Bolivar Point Lighthouse
A lighthouse was first built at this strategic point guarding the entrance to Galveston Bay in 1852, replaced by a taller cast-iron tower in 1872 after Civil War damage, and it served as a refuge for hundreds of local residents during the catastrophic 1900 Galveston hurricane.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Bolivar Point Lighthouse
A lighthouse was first built at this strategic point guarding the entrance to Galveston Bay in 1852, replaced by a taller cast-iron tower in 1872 after Civil War damage, and it served as a refuge for hundreds of local residents during the catastrophic 1900 Galveston hurricane.
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