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Diioxi Lighthouse - Mississippi - Picture
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Biloxi Light Biloxi, Mississippi
The Biloxi Lighthouse was built in 1848. It's construction, on a brick foundation, is brick encased by cast iron. The tower, 61 feet in height, is white with a black balustrade. The original optic in 1848 was a fifth order lens, which was replaced by a fourth order, in 1926.
In 1867, the white tower was one of several iron lighthouses to be smeared with black coal tar as a rust retardant. The tower was repainted white in 1869, since the dark color made it difficult to distinguish, in the daytime, from the surrounding trees.
The tower is now owned by the City of Biloxi and operated as a private aid to navigation.
Access to the tower grounds is quite easy since it is located in the median between the east and west lanes of U S 90.
Photo of lighthouse lens
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5/22/2005