In this drawing identify the following: Screwpiles. Ladder to keeper’s quarters. Keeper’s quarters. Central
cylinder containing ladder to lantern. Watchroom balcony. Lantern. Lantern balcony. Ventilator ball.
Lighthouses were built by the federal government, after a recommendation to Congress by the head of the lighthouse service.
Building couldn’t begin until Congress appropriated the money, which often took several years to happen.
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Keeper Hingle was responsible for several other lights. What purpose did they serve? Think of the meaning of ‘Southwest
Pass’ Find Southwest Pass on the light list below. What nearby lights do you think Hingle might have tended?
(Look under the "Remarks" column.)
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Lighthouse Maps
Eighth Lighthouse District
Can you find Southwest Pass Lighthouse on this map?
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Source: 1881 Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board
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View Lighthouse Digest photo. Why do think Southwest Pass was included on their "most endangered lighthouse" list?
This Reader's Guide is intended to be used with Lighthouses Short and Tall, a book for readers 11 and up written by Mary Louise and Candace Clifford. It is available from the publisher,
Cypress Communications, by using their book order form.
