Point of interest
Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse
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Tips from locals
Rosangely
March 20, 2022
One of the many screw-pile type lighthouses built on the Texas Gulf Coast, but the only one that still stands. To distinguish it from the nearby Matagorda Island Light it was given a red glass chimney to be used with the oil lantern to give it its red beam. Though originally constructed on the bay, the current resting place is in Port Lavaca, alongside Highway 35.
One of the many screw-pile type lighthouses built on the Texas Gulf Coast, but the only one that still stands. To distinguish it from the nearby Matagorda Island Light it was given a red glass chimney to be used with the oil lantern to give it its red beam. Though originally constructed on the…
Damon
February 24, 2021
Built in 1858 Halfmoon is the oldest surviving wooden light house in Texas.
Location
2300 TX-35
Port Lavaca, TX