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Name: Swash Lighthouse  

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Nearest Town or City:
Saluria, Texas, United States

Location: Matagorda Bay, Gulf of Mexico.

Notes:
This lighthouse had been in use for only three years when it was burned down by Confederate troops in the Civil War.

Description of Tower: Lantern centered on top of dwelling on screwpiles.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1858

Date Deactivated: 1861

Current Use: Destroyed.


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