Round Island Lighthouse Restoration Project: July 2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010

After a few months of work out on Round Island, the lighthouse base has now come ashore. Here are a few pictures. More pictures and video to come soon. Right now they can be found on the City of Pascagoula's Facebook page.

Plans for Round Island Lighthouse

The first phase of the project was to recover the lighthouse remains. That step is complete and the recovered historic material is in secure storage.

The next phase is to remove the base of the lighthouse from Round Island and prepare it from transport to the mainland. Once the site work is complete at the new location, next to the Highway 90 high-rise bridge, the base will be set in place. The site will connect to the Pascagoula Historic Pathway, a two long walking path which will begin construction in Summer 2010. This portion of the project is fully funded.

The final phase will be to rebuild the tower using primarily salvaged bricks and re-light the original lens. We are currently raising funds for this portion of the project through grants and private and commercial sponsorships.

Round Island Lighthouse Restoration Project

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lighthouse relocation in MS Press

The Lighthouse has moved!

About the Round Island Lighthouse Project

Plans for Round Island Lighthouse

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