Point Bolivar Lighthouse TX - Susanne Van Hulst

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Point Bolivar Lighthouse TX

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Susanne Van Hulst

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Photograph - Photography

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Point Bolivar Lighthouse 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.

The current lighthouse is at least the second structure at the site. The first lighthouse was built in the mid 1850s and was pulled down during the Civil War so that Union warships could not use it as a navigational aid.

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