Point Bolivar Lighthouse

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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)


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erlandpil

3:55PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

bice picture erland

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flavia49

4:19PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

beautiful shot

Kazziga

4:43PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Great shot!

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sandra46

5:50PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

WONDERFUL IMAGE!

MrsLubner

8:31PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

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?

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Buffalo1

8:51PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

MrsLubner: I'll post a pic of your future home on Crystal Beach tomorrow. You'll love it!

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jocko500

9:20PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

wonderful looking place

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texboy

9:23PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

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!

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ontar1

8:58AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

That is cool, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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debbielove

9:26AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

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

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HADCANCER

9:12PM | Wed, 21 November 2012

Looks life a safe place to live.

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bmac62

11:00PM | Mon, 07 January 2013

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.

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e-brink

7:19PM | Thu, 15 January 2015

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.

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Cyve

8:15AM | Thu, 11 June 2015

Fantastic lighthouse and capture !!!

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junge1

2:40PM | Tue, 26 January 2016

Great capture and interesting historical information. I was just wondering about the great hurricane that hit Galveston in 1906 (?) when you covered it!


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