Middle Bay Lighthouse
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Middle Bay Lighthouse is a historic, hexagonal, screw-pile lighthouse standing on pilings in the shallow waters of Alabama’s Mobile Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Bay Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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lighthouse ⓘ screw-pile lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | only by boat ⓘ |
| accessType | not open for casual walk-up access from land ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | cottage-style screw-pile lighthouse ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOn | pilings ⓘ |
| category |
Offshore lighthouse
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Screw-pile lighthouse in the United States ⓘ |
| condition | preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
iron
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environment | marine environment ⓘ |
| foundationType | screw-pile foundation ⓘ |
| function | guided vessels entering and leaving Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| historicUse | navigational aid for Mobile Bay shipping ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | fixed white (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Mobile, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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western shore of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| location | Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white structure (historical) ⓘ |
| navigationArea | Gulf of Mexico approaches to Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
hexagonal cottage-style house on screw-pile foundation
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stands offshore rather than on land ⓘ |
| owner | Alabama Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationEffort | subject of restoration and stabilization projects ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | exposed to storms and hurricanes ⓘ |
| shape | hexagonal ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the few remaining screw-pile lighthouses on the U.S. Gulf Coast
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represents 19th-century screw-pile lighthouse engineering ⓘ |
| situatedIn | shallow waters of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| structureType | hexagonal lighthouse ⓘ |
| tourism | local historic attraction ⓘ |
| useStatus | no longer primary aid to navigation ⓘ |
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