Have you ever seen a lighthouse that looked like this one at Sabine Pass? The concrete buttresses used here on a land-based
lighthouse were very unusual. Builders generally found it more effective to use pilings or caissons to support lighthouses
in soft, sandy soil.
The Gulf Coast always faces the threat of hurricanes. Where on a light station would be the safest place to be during a
hurricane? What would keepers do for fresh water after a storm had swept away most of their station?
Do you know what a ‘bayou’ is? Would you approve of channeling the family’s waste water into the bayou?
Lighthouse Maps
Eighth Lighthouse District
Can you find Sabine Pass Lighthouse on this map?
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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.
