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Mobile Middle Bay Light (Mobile Bay Light)
Mobile,
Alabama
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General Information
Date Established: 1885
Date Present Tower Built: 1905
Date Automated: 1935
Height of Tower: 48 ft.
Height of Focal Plane: 48 ft.
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Open to Public?: No
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Description
Mobile Bay Light was actually built in the Northern U.S. and shipped to the South because of labor costs in the late 1800's. The light was damaged by a hurricane in 1916. In 1935, the light became automated and as a result of no light keepers maintaining it, by 1984, it had fallen into disrepair. The Middle Bay Light Centennial Committee stepped in and had stabilized it by 1993 . By 2002, it was in need of new repairs and was completed in 2003.
Boat access only. Contact Making Waves Charters at http://www.schoonerjoshua.com/fishing.html for an opportunity to see the light.
| Submitted by: Patti |
Date posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006
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