New Canal Lighthouse

Lighthouses Short & Tall

New Canal Lighthouse

Refer to page 31 of Lighthouses Short and Tall for New Canal Lighthouse

Wood towers and dwellings fared badly in marine environments. Only constant painting kept wood from rotting.

This light is on a lake. Why would the light be needed over only 270E of the horizon? How many degrees is the whole horizon? Think circles. Would any illumination be needed over the land behind the lighthouse?

Since this drawing was done, the New Canal Lighthouse has collapsed after being damaged by Hurricane Katrina. See current photos and restoration efforts by the Lake Pontchartrain Baisn Foundation website linked below.

Photo by David Cipra

Eighth Lighthouse District

Can you find New Canal Lighthouse on this map? (Since this is an 1881 map, it is showing a previous tower in the same location.)

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Source: 1881 Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board

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.

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