Point Bolivar Lighthouse by Buffalo1
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The Point Bolivar Lighthouse was a beacon for ships sailing the channel between Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula built from 1872 to 1933. It is 117 ft. tall. The lighthouse has a brick core covered by a skin of cast iron plates. Back in the day it was painted with black and white horizontal stripes.
The devastating Galveston Hurricane killed 6,000 people, but the lighthouse saved 125. Ditto for the 1915 hurricane when 61 people took shelter here.
It is now on private property and not open to the public.
BTW: This is a digital pic taken with my new little Lumix camera. I have entered the 21st Century!
Comments (15)
erlandpil
bice picture erland
flavia49
beautiful shot
Kazziga
Great shot!
sandra46
WONDERFUL IMAGE!
MrsLubner
I've also got a shot of this. my home town and heart are only a short distance away and Crystal Beach is a place I love to visit when I'm home visiting family. If not for the cost of insurance since Ike, I would love to settle on Bolivar. Did you go over on the Ferry?
Buffalo1
MrsLubner: I'll post a pic of your future home on Crystal Beach tomorrow. You'll love it!
jocko500
wonderful looking place
texboy
My esposita and I have spent many a happy hour on Bolivar....glad the lighthouse wasn't destroyed in the recent hurricane. Thanx for the memories!
ontar1
That is cool, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
debbielove
Great shot of a different type of lighthouse! I have not heard of one with steel plates outside before, but seems it worked well, so thats good! Great shot, shame they don't restore it though.. :-( Rob
HADCANCER
Looks life a safe place to live.
bmac62
Way to go Roger! So glad to hear you've got a new little Lumix...they're very good. Now you will be able to run with the crowd here:) Tara and I are both lighthouse fans. But I hate to see one no longer open to the public. This one has a heroic past.
e-brink
Nice shot with some interesting composition factors. I like also the visual information in this from the point of view that I like lighthouses. This is an unusual one.
Cyve
Fantastic lighthouse and capture !!!
junge1
Great capture and interesting historical information. I was just wondering about the great hurricane that hit Galveston in 1906 (?) when you covered it!