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Point Bolivar Lighthouse Near Galveston, Texas

Welcome, to my drone video recording of Point Bolivar Light, which is a historic lighthouse near Galveston, Texas. The first lighthouse was built in 1852 of cast iron. It was pulled down during the Civil War so that Union warships could not use it as a navigational aid. Sixty miles to the North East lies Sabine Pass Lighthouse, whose light was extinguished but not torn down. It was captured by the Union soldiers after a skirmish and used as an observation post by them. The Bolivar lighthouse was rebuilt in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light. The lighthouse is round and stands 116 ft. tall. During the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the lighthouse served as a shelter for at least 125 people, saving their lives. In 1915, the lighthouse also survived another hurricane, where winds of 126 miles per hour were recorded. The first lighthouse keeper, H. C. Claiborne, retired in 1918, after witnessing those two storms. He was replaced by Captain J. Brooks. The lighthouse looked down on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway line that used to run between it and Texas State Highway 87 from the 1890s until the line's abandonment in 1942. The Gulf of America, or Gulf of Mexico, if you prefer, lies to the south of the lighthouse. Galveston Bay lies to the North of the Lighthouse. The War Department took possession of the lighthouse in 1935. It was transferred to the War Assets Administration. In 1947, the lighthouse was sold to rancher Elmer V. Boyt, and remains in the family today. The 1970 film My Sweet Charlie, starring Patty Duke and Al Freeman Jr. was filmed at the lighthouse and adjacent caretaker's house. Although still standing, the lighthouse and the caretaker's house are not open to the public. After withstanding over 150 years of erosion, the lighthouse had rusted to a dark brown color. Recently it was repainted its original markings. The lighthouse is no longer topped by its Fresnel lens but has a large Texas star on tope of it which is lit up at night. The lighthouse is adjacent to the Houston Audubon Society's Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary. The Lighthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.