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Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Biloxi Lighthouse

 
 
Biloxi Lighthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stephen Bell, June 23, 2009
1. Biloxi Lighthouse Marker
Inscription. Since its construction in 1848, this cast iron lighthouse has been the landmark for which Biloxi-bound vessels sail. Tended by the Younghans family, father, mother and daughter, from late 1866 until 1929.
 
Erected 1980 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: LandmarksNotable BuildingsWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
 
Location. 30° 23.656′ N, 88° 54.074′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker is at the intersection of Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) and Porter Avenue on Beach Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1050 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi MS 39530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Biloxi Lighthouse (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Biloxi Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); Astronaut Fred Haise (within shouting distance of this marker); Biloxi Beach Wade-In (within shouting distance of this marker); Design for Future Beach Wade-In Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Sea Turtles of the Mississippi Sound (within shouting distance of this marker); The Story of Apollo 13 (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil Rights Wade-Ins (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biloxi.
 
Also see . . .  Biloxi Light. Wikipedia article on the Biloxi Lighthouse. (Submitted on October 3, 2009, by Jeff Conner of Norfolk, Virginia.) 
 
Additional commentary.
1. Marker moved to beach side of Highway 90, next to parking lot.
This marker previously was in the median, close to the actual Biloxi Lighthouse. Many years ago it was moved to the grassy area between the parking lot and the southern edge of the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 90, directly across from the lighthouse. See photos 2 & 3.
    — Submitted July 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
 
Biloxi Lighthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stephen Bell, June 23, 2009
2. Biloxi Lighthouse Marker
Actual Biloxi Lighthouse in median, with marker on south side of Beach Boulevard (U.S 90). image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
3. Actual Biloxi Lighthouse in median, with marker on south side of Beach Boulevard (U.S 90).
Biloxi Lighthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 27, 1998
4. Biloxi Lighthouse
Biloxi Lighthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, December 24, 2018
5. Biloxi Lighthouse Marker
<i>The Biloxi Light, Biloxi, Miss.</i> image. Click for full size.
Photochrom postcard by the Detroit Photographic Company, 1901
6. The Biloxi Light, Biloxi, Miss.
A century ago, the lighthouse looked much the same, but the area around it was much different, with the water coming up nearly to the light. The keeper's house and boathouse (visible here behind the light) are gone, and the lighthouse now sits in the median of US 90, with a bit of beach to the south of the highway occupying what used to be open water.

Image courtesy of the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2009, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,568 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2009, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi.   3. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.   4. submitted on October 4, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   5. submitted on February 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.   6. submitted on August 29, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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