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Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light.
English: Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933. The current lighthouse is at least the second structure at the site.
Bolivar Peninsula (/ ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər / BOL-i-vər) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,769 at the 2020 census. The communities of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, and High Island are located on Bolivar Peninsula.
Until the Second World War, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway served the length of the peninsula, extending as far west as Port Bolivar, and provided a ferry service to Galveston for railcars. In 1942, the rail service was cut back to High Island, 28 miles (45 km) east, where the Bolivar Peninsula expands onto the full mainland. The rails ...
At least three people have been reported dead in Mexico after Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the season, officially made landfall Thursday morning.The storm is expected to bring ...
An archived copy may be found at the Wayback Machine (note: link may be permanently dead, as not all photos were backed up in this way). If the FEMA link is permanently dead, the photo can be found at NARA Access to Archival Databases (only works if photo was taken between 1989 and October 2004), or at City-data.com .
It took 51 years of pleading — “We need a navigational aid” — to get a lighthouse built on Sanibel.. That was 138 years ago. But in 1884, a 104-foot high iron lighthouse rose above the ...
The strong storm that brought high winds and heavy rains to the Northeast badly damaged the site of Pemaquid Point Light in Bristol. The nearly 200-year-old lighthouse is featured on the state ...