| 词条 | Choctaw Point Light |
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| image_name = | caption = | location = Choctaw Point south of Mobile, Alabama | coordinates = {{coord|30|40|N|87|59|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Alabama | pushpin = lighthouse | yearlit = 1831 | automated = | yeardeactivated = 1862 | foundation = | construction = brick | shape = conical tower | height={{convert|43|ft}} | focalheight = {{convert|63|ft}}[1] | lens = | currentlens = | range = | characteristic = | ARLHS = USA-1007 }} The Choctaw Point Light was a lighthouse located just south of Mobile, Alabama on the west shore of Mobile Bay. HistoryMobile Bay is quite shallow, and dredging began in 1826 using a machine developed by John Grant, a sea captain in the area.[2] The channel opened the city up to greater traffic and in 1831 a brick tower was constructed on Choctaw Point, which projected from the west shore somewhat south of town.[3] It was considered poorly sited by pilots due to its lack of alignment with the channels.[1] The beacon was extinguished at the outset of the Civil War and was never relit.[3] The site was used for a buoy depot and railroad wharves; today it is occupied by a container shipping terminal, and no trace of the light remains.[3][4] References1. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrMBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA81&dq=choctaw+point+lighthouse|page=81|title=American Lighthouse Guide|first=Robert|last=Mills|location=Washington|publisher=William M. Morrison|year=1845|accessdate=2014-01-25}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Mobile Bay (Middle Bay) Light |publisher=LighthouseFriends |url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=650 |accessdate=2014-01-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331094131/http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=650 |archivedate=2014-03-31 |df= }} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book|title=America's Lighthouses: An Illustrated History|first=Francis Ross|last=Holland|publisher=Dover|year=1981|page=143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f3Ej7zqQTM4C&pg=PA143&dq=choctaw+point+lighthouse|accessdate=2014-01-26}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Lighthouses of Alabama|publisher=Encyclopedia of Alabama|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2564|accessdate=2014-01-26}} 1 : Lighthouses in Alabama |
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