Texas’ historic Port Isabel Lighthouse to shine again Dec. 9

  • SHINE ON On Friday, Dec. 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Texas’ Port Isabel Lighthouse will be once again be illuminated. The event is free and open to the public. | BARBARA BRANNON PHOTO
    SHINE ON On Friday, Dec. 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Texas’ Port Isabel Lighthouse will be once again be illuminated. The event is free and open to the public. | BARBARA BRANNON PHOTO
    BARBARA BRANNON | HESPERIAN-BEACON After 117 years in the dark, the Port Isabel lighthouse, the only lighthouse on the Texas Gulf Coast that is open to the public, will light up once again. The lighthouse, now a Texas Historical Commission State Historic Site, has recently had a reproduction 3rd order Fresnel lens installed in its lantern room. The lens design was based on the ...

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