Port Lavaca in Calhoun County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Half Moon Reef Lighthouse
Built 1858 Retired 1942
This hexagonal, three-story cypress building sat on a platform supported by piles in Matagorda Bay. Supplies were brought twice yearly to this lighthouse, whose beacon extended 12 miles to warn mariners of sandbars and reefs. Restoration was a community project.the American Merchant Marine
United States Daughters of 1812,
Texas Society
Coryne Aston Boggs Choate,
state president
17 November 1991
Erected 1991 by United States Daughters of 1812, Texas Society.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses, and the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 28° 38.218′ N, 96° 37.036′ W. Marker is in Port Lavaca, Texas, in Calhoun County. Memorial is at the intersection of State Highway 35 and Half Moon Drive (State Highway 238), on the right when traveling east on State Highway
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse (here, next to this marker); Port Lavaca (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Alsatian Immigration through Lavaca Bay (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ranger Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Civil War Bombardment of Port Lavaca (approx. 1.3 miles away); Naval Shelling of Lavaca (approx. 1.3 miles away); Civil War Torpedo Works (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Lavaca.
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2. Half Moon Reef Lighthouse Marker
Featured marker is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
