Most lighthouses built by the federal government were built by the Lighthouse Service. Only a few were built by the Coast Guard as by this time most new lights, even at manned stations, were beacon lights not true lighthouses. In addition to the lighthouses listed here, there were seven Texas Tower lighthouses built by the Coast Guard between 1961 and 1967.
Lighthouse |
State |
Commissioned |
Automated |
Decommissioned |
Access |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Cap II | AK |
1940 | n/a | Aug 1, 1946 | site not open to the public | destroyed by a tsunami replaced by a fog signal building with beacon light on roof |
| Point Hueneme II | CA |
1941 | 1972 | active | occasional USCG tours | |
| Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater | MI |
1941 | 1970s? | active | not open to the public | |
| Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance |
MI |
1950 | 1970s? | active | not open to the public | |
| Cleveland East Ledge (near Falmouth) |
MA |
1943 | 1978 | ? | privately owned | |
| Avery Point (Groton) | CT | May 2, 1944 | [2006] | June 25, 1967 | privately owned | relighted Oct 15, 2006 |
| Round Island Passage | MI |
1948 | 1973 | 2013? | ||
| Charlevoix South Pier | MI |
1948 | ? | ? | ? | transferred via NHLPA to the City of Charlevoix and Charlevoix Historical Society (2008) |
| St. Johns (Mayport / St. Johns River IV) |
FL |
October 1, 1954 | 1967 | active | not open to the public | located on Naval Station Mayport |
| Oak Island | NC |
May 15, 1958 | ? | active | open to the public (non-profit) | 2.5-million candlepower light adjacent to CG Station Oak Island |
| Sullivans Island (Charleston) | SC |
June 15, 1962 | 1976 | active | grounds open to the public tower not open |
located at the former Sullivans Island LBS originally optic: 28-million candlepower carbon arc light owned by the National Park Service since 2008 |
| Southwest Pass East Jetty (Southwest Pass Entrance) |
LA |
1965 | 1984 | 2007 | none - demolished | replaced by a skeletal beacon light |