Point Isabel Lighthouse
Port Isabel, Texas

The work on installing 15 old style lamps in 21 inch metallic reflectors was completed on March 20, 1853.
In 1857, a third order Fresnel lens was installed. With a tower height of 57 feet and situated on a knoll that is 25 feet above sea level, it had a focal plane that was 82 feet above sea level and was visible for sixteen ( 16 ) miles at sea.

Various attempts were made to destroy the lighthouse during the Civil War. Repairs were made in the winter of 1865 and a new third order lens was lit in February, 1966.

The station was deactivated in 1905 and sold in 1928. Extensive renovations were made in 1951-52 and the lighthouse became a state historic site. The lighthouse again underwent renovations in 1999-2000 and was re-opened to visitors in late July, 2000.

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