| World / USA / Louisiana / Arabi, 10 km from center | Coordinates: 30°1'55"N 90°3'43"W |
This lighthouse was built in 1855, becoming the third generation lighthouse built on that site. Once 1000 feet out into the water, it is now located inland due to coastal reclamation projects conducted in the early - mid 1900's.
The area was first the site of Port Pontchartrain, founded by Alexander Milne in the 1800's. At some point in its life, it became Milneburg, a small resort town, and it existed until the 1920's. Milneburg is also the focus of a song called "Milenburg Joys," (Milneburg is purposely misspelled) which is still today a jazz standard. Today, Milneburg is a nearby neighborhood to the southeast.
From the 1920's to 1983, this area was Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans' most famous amusement park. In the park, this lighthouse was a key landmark. Pontchartrain Beach closed in 1983, and does not exist today. The only pieces of this park that are left are the lighthouse, the station house for the Ragin' Cajun roller coaster, and the beach. Today, the lighthouse is inactive.
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10 months ago jtknola | 0 |
 
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Here is a pic | ||||
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9 months ago Logan | 0 |
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My Great Grandpa played guitar there regularly. He would always talk about it, and he even wrote a song about it titled "Milneburg Polka." It would have been nice to visit it, but I was sort of born about 65 years too late. | ||||
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